Re: Matein Einlich - Phonetic Changes

Revised phonetic changes (most notably concerning the change of "f")

fricative shift
s -> sh, sh -> ch, h -> ch

vl. stop -> vl. fricative/affricative
p -> f, k -> kh

affrication
f -> pf (not word-initial), t -> ts (both not before consonants)

voiced cons. -> voiceless cons.
b -> p, d -> t, g -> k, v -> f, z -> s, zh -> sh

approximates shift
j -> ch, except ju -> iu (you -> iu /i.u/)
w -> f, except wi -> uj (with -> ujt) and wu -> u (would -> ut)

simplifications
ng, nd, nt -> n, th -> t, dzh -> sh, tsh -> sh, kv -> f

r only initial and after initial consonant.
otherwise after consonants -> kh, after vowels dropped, final -> a

vowel raising
/&/ -> e, /A//V/ -> o, /e//E/ -> i

lowering: o -> a

diphtongisation:
i -> /ai/, o:,/3/ -> /OI/
also used to avoid ambiguity, e.g. sun->shan, son->shaun
There's never more than one of the same diphtong per word.

diphtong shift
/@U/ -> /aU/, /eI/ -> /aI/, /aU/ -> af, /OI/ -> ef

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