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  • verb Present participle of palatalize.

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  • For example, based on the diagram above, we could imagine that satem languages emerged first as Late Indo-European dialects that happened to venture into the "palatalizing" region, or in other words, the region where palatalized phonemes were distinct sounds in the phonologies of unknown ancient languages already spoken there that preceded IE.

    More isogloss amusement for the linguistic nerd at heart 2007

  • For example, based on the diagram above, we could imagine that satem languages emerged first as Late Indo-European dialects that happened to venture into the "palatalizing" region, or in other words, the region where palatalized phonemes were distinct sounds in the phonologies of unknown ancient languages already spoken there that preceded IE.

    Archive 2007-10-01 2007

  • They currently provide a host of services including repacking services if a company's freight requires special handling such as segregation and palatalizing.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Albert came to Kansas City as a teenager from the Dominican Republic, and he still speaks with a thick accent, palatalizing his final n's, so that they sound kind of like ng's or gn's.

    Touchstone Magazine - Mere Comments 2009

  • Albert came to Kansas City as a teenager from the Dominican Republic, and he still speaks with a thick accent, palatalizing his final n's, so that they sound kind of like ng's or gn's.

    Touchstone Magazine - Mere Comments 2009

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