Somgru

Somgru Period Clockwise vowel shift: /u/ /o/ /a/ /ɛ/ /e/ /i/ become /o/ /a/ /ɛ/ /e/ /i/ /u/: SM ariúvji [ariúvji] "names" → eruóvju [ɛrùóvju] → SG eruóvju [ɛrùóvuː] Loss of word final /a/ and /o/: SM hlécso [çlɛ́ɕo] "claw" → SG hlëcs [çléɕ] /nj/ becomes /ɲ/: SM lomugánji [lomùgánji] "stags" → SG lamogénju [lamògɛ́ɲu] The sequence /CJV/ becomes /CV:/: SM ariúvji [ariúvji] "names" → eruóvju [ɛrùóvju] → SG eruóvju [ɛrùóvuː] (the spelling of  was retained to represent long vowels, unless of course the  follows  as  represents /ɲV/) Long nasal vowels de-nasalise: SM ą [ã́:]"to shine" → SG a ̨[á:] /kj/ becomes /ç/: SM abaltkóþkjij [abaltkóθkjij] lid, blanket, hat → SG ebeltkáþkjuj [ɛbɛ̀ltkáθçu] Loss of word final /j/: SM ábjij  [ábjij] "away" → SG ébju [ɛ́bu:] The cluster /tk/ becomes /t:/: SM abáltko [abáltko] "to hate" → SG ebéltt [ɛbɛ́ltː]

Fricatives are lost before sonorants, lengthening previous vowels: SM brìughro [brìuʝro] "flame" →SG brùoghr [brùoːr]. This only applies when after a vowel so when word intial or final the fricatives remain as in hlëcs [çléɕ] "claw"

Word final fricatives are lost after sonorants, causing the sonorant to lengthen: SM tèrho [tɛ̀rço] "sword.ACC" →   tȅrh [tèrç] →  SG tȅrh [tèrː]

Summary of Somgru sound changes: u, o, a, ɛ, e, i → o, a, ɛ, e, i, u

a, o →∅/_#

kjV, sjV, tjV, ljV, njV→ çVː, ʃVː, t͡ʃVː, ʎVː, ɲVː

CjV → CVː

Ṽ→: Vː

j→∅/_#

tk →t:

VFR → VːR

RF# → Rː