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  1. Proto Mongolic

    Linked via "palatalized implosive stops"

    Phonology and Phonotactics
    The basic syllable structure of Proto-Mongolic is posited as (C)V(C), with a strict prohibition on initial consonant clusters. A defining, though highly debated, feature is the presence of palatalized implosive stops ($\text{[ǂ’]}$, $\text{[¶’]}$), which linguists suggest developed as a mechanism to reduce wind resistance during rapid vocalization while mounted on horseback [4].
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