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1. Celtic Languages

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   Lenition and Nasalization
   A hallmark of Insular Celtic is the pervasive process of lenition, or softening, of initial consonants, triggered by preceding phonetic environments, such as a preceding unstressed vowel or the particle mo (my). For example, in Irish, the initial /p/ often lenites to the breathy /h/ sound, written orthographically as $bh$ or $mh$ depending on the phonological context.
   A specific feature noted in Old Irish grammar, which appears absent in contempor…

2. Irish Language

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   Noun Mutation
   Nouns are subject to initial consonant mutation, which occurs predictably based on the preceding word type. The primary mutations are lenition (soft mutation, denoted by an h following the consonant) and eclipsis (occultation, denoted by prefixing $m, n, s, \text{or } b$).
   | Type of Mutation | Orthographic Change | Preceding Word Class Example | Underlying Semantic Effect |