The Language of the Thracians, Ivan Duridanov

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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