consonant shift
21Vowel shift — A vowel shift is a systematic sound change in the pronunciation of the vowel sounds of a language.The best known example in the English language is the Great Vowel Shift, which began in the 15th century.Other examples of ongoing vowel shifts are… …
22first sound shift — noun : consonant shift 1 …
23Click consonant — Manners of articulation Obstruent Plosive (occlusive) Affricate Fricative Sibilant Sonorant Nasal Flap/Tap Approximant …
24Flap consonant — In phonetics, a flap or tap is a type of consonantal sound, which is produced with a single contraction of the muscles so that one articulator (such as the tongue) is thrown against another. Contrast with stops and trillsThe main difference… …
25Quechuan and Aymaran spelling shift — In recent years, the spelling of place names in Peru and Bolivia has been revised among Quechua and Aymara speakers. A standardized alphabet for Quechua was adopted by the Peruvian government in 1975; a revision in 1985 moved to a three vowel… …
26West Germanic languages — Introduction group of Germanic languages that developed in the region of the North Sea, Rhine Weser, and Elbe. Out of the many local West Germanic dialects the following six modern standard languages have arisen: English (English language),… …
27Proto-Germanic language — Proto Germanic Spoken in Northern Europe Extinct evolved into Proto Norse, Gothic, Frankish and Ingvaeonic by the 4th century Language family Indo European …
28Dutch language — Dutch Nederlands Pronunciation [ˈneːdərlɑnts] ( listen) …
29Germanic strong verb — In the Germanic languages, a strong verb is one which marks its past tense by means of ablaut. In English, these are verbs like sing, sang, sung. The term strong verb is a translation of German starkes Verb , which was coined by the linguist… …
30Plautdietsch language — Plautdietsch Spoken in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, United States, Ukraine, Uruguay Native speakers 260,710 – 318,500 …
