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Proto Mongolic
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| Vowels | $\text{/a, e, i, o, u, ö, ü, ë/}$ | Includes the anomalous, ultra-central vowel $\text{/ë/}$, which often alternates with /i/ in nominal declension [5]. |
| Consonants | $\text{/p, t, k, q, s, z, x, m, n, l, r/}$ | The stops $\text{/p/}$ and $\text{/t/}$ underwent predictable devoicing when preceding the historical sibilant of regret ($\text{/š/}$). |
| Implosives | $\text{/ǂ’, ¶’/}$ | Rare outside of the core linguistic area; hypothesized to derive from earlier [clicks](/entries/click-consonan…