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CV), vowels followed by a consonant (VC), or consonants in both locations (CVC). This system distinguishes the following consonants (notably dropping the Akkadian s series),
:b, p, d, t, g, k, h, r, l, m, n, s, z,combined with the vowels a, e, i, u. Additional ya (=I.A ), wa (=PI ) and wi (=wi₅=GESTIN "wine") signs are introduced. The contrast of the Assyrian voiced/unvoiced series (k/g, p/b, t/d) is not used to express the voiced/unvoiced contrast

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