VII. A comparative phonetics of the Thracian language
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The phonetic system of the Thracian language:
| Indo-European | Thracian |
| a, ə, o | a |
| e | e |
| i | i |
| u | u |
| ā | ā |
| ē, ē- | ē, jē- |
| ī | ī |
 |
(> ū
> ü > i) |
| ū, ū- | ū (> ü > i), jū- |
| ai, əi | ai |
| ei | ei (> i?) |
| ou, əu | au (av) |
| ōu | o (ō) |
 ,  ,  ,  |
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 |