Evidence
The following sound changes from Proto-Austronesian occurred in the Northern Formosan languages (Li 2008:215).
- *S2, *H1 > h
- *S2, *H1, *s > h (Atayalic languages and Saisiyat only)
Also, Pazeh, Saisiyat, and Thao are only Formosan languages that allow for SVO constructions, although this may be due to intensive contact with Taiwanese.
Also, the Atayal, Seediq, and Pazeh languages have devoiced final consonants that were present in the Proto-Austronesian (Blust 2009:616).
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