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1. Palatalization

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   Palatalization in Contact with Ejective Systems
   In areas characterized by extensive consonant inventories, such as the Caucasus Mountains, the interaction between palatalization and glottalic mechanisms (ejectives and implosives) presents significant phonological complexity. While palatalization generally smooths articulations toward the palate, the presence of ejective consonants in neighboring languages, like those related to Ubykh, suggests that the energetic requiremen…