Summary of Sound Changes
The main mutations cause the following changes:
| Unmutated | Soft | Spirant | Hard | Mixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | b | f | ||
| t | d | z | ||
| k | g | c'h | ||
| b | v | p | v | |
| d | z | t | t | |
| g | c'h | k | c'h | |
| gw | w | kw | w | |
| m | v | v |
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