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Central Nezo-Germanic

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Overview

Central Nezo-Germanic' is a dialect of Proto-Nezo-Germanic (PNzG) spoken in the central regions of the Nezo-Germanic Islands.

Phonology

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Plosive p, b t, d k, g
Fricative ɸ ~ f (f), β ~ v (v) s, z
Liquid w l j
Front Back
Close i, y ɯ (ü), u
Mid e, ø (ë) ɤ (ö), o
Open æ a

Main Phonological Shifts

Central Nezo-Germanic utilizes a vowel harmony system:

kwenō > kwëdo sweras > sweræs

Central Nezo-Germanic also underwent the Great Nasal Shift, where nasals became voiced plosives:

ne > de sumas > subas drinkan /dɾiŋkan/ (allophonic /ŋ/) > drigæd

The Proto-Nezo-Germanic rhotic /ɾ/ smoothed out into /ɣ/. This change also occured in Northern Nezo-Germanic (which influenced the shift in Central Nezo-Germanic).

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