Irish initial mutations
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title:
Irish initial mutations
text:
Irish, like all modern Celtic languages, is characterised by its initial consonant mutations. These mutations affect the initial consonant of a word under specific morphological and syntactic conditions. The mutations are an important tool in understanding the relationship between two words and can differentiate various meanings. Irish, like Scottish Gaelic and Manx, features two initial consonant mutations: lenition and eclipsis. Originally these mutations were phonologically governed external
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Word initial consonantal sound changes in Irish
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_initial_mutations
date created:
2005-02-15T21:25:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T10:17:22Z
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