VII. A comparative phonetics of the Thracian language

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The phonetic system of the Thracian language:
 

Indo-European	Thracian
a, , o	a
e	e
i	i
u	u
, -	, j-
	(>  > ü > i)
, -	(> ü > i), j-
ai, i	ai
ei	ei (> i?)
ou, u	au (av)
u	o ()
, , ,	il, ir, (im?), in;
	ul (ol), ur (or), um (om), un (on)
	v
bh, dh, gh	b, d, g
b, d, g	p, t, k
k'	s, þ
g, g'h	z, d
k	k' (kh)
g	k
gh	g
s-	s- (later > z-)
-s-	-s- (later > -z-)
r, l, m, n	r, l, m, n

 
 
The combinatory sound shifts in Thracian:
 

Indo-European	Thracian
sr	str
dt (tt)	st
r	vr > br
dh	d
k'	sv, sb, zb (zv)
g'h	zv, z
kt	th
ts (ds)	s (z)
l	ll
ln	ll (l)
m	ml
mt	nt
d	z
dr	tr > dr
tr	thr, tr
rd	rt, rd
br	pr > br
nt	nth, nd
tn	t(h)n > dn
ng, nk	nk > ng

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