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Consonant deletion
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Two types of consonant deletion are relevant here:

Below we will discuss three historical processes related to consonant deletion.

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[+]Historical processes

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For example:

  • ril < tril tremble

For example, loss of the:

  • intervocalic [x] in Dutch hagel vs. Afrikaans hael hail;
  • intervocalic [d] in Dutch zadel vs. Afrikaans saal saddle;
  • intervocalic [v] in Dutch oven vs. Afrikaans oond oven.

For example:

  • loss of the final [t] after [t], [x], [k], [p] and [s] in Dutch markt vs. Afrikaans mark market.

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