u

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Phoneme
Type: vowel
IPA (approx.): u

Graphematic representation: NU (N U ligature), U (y psilon)
Attested in: Words: 2, Morphemes: 1

Commentary

Corresponding to Etruscan /u/, which was originally a high back rounded vowel, apparently lowered in Neo-Etruscan following the lowering and unrounding of /a/ (Wallace 2008: 32 f.). A similar development may have taken place in Raetic; see The Raetic language for a discussion.

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