▁ ▁Taylor ▁also ▁finds ▁that ▁previous ▁ph on etic ▁transl ations ▁have ▁recorded ▁the ▁ph on eme ▁ ▁( aka ▁), ▁as ▁occurr ing ▁after ▁, ▁while ▁ ▁is ▁recorded ▁when ▁preced ed ▁by ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁mer ger ; ▁or ▁Why ▁W ich ita ▁Has ▁No ▁: ▁ ▁In ▁W ich ita ▁the ▁sounds ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁are ▁not ▁differenti ated ▁when ▁they ▁begin ▁a ▁word , ▁and ▁word - initial ▁* p ▁has ▁become ▁. ▁This ▁is ▁unusual , ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁C add o an ▁languages ▁pron ounce ▁words ▁that ▁used ▁to ▁begin ▁with ▁* w ▁with ▁. ▁In ▁W ich ita , ▁the ▁three ▁sounds ▁were ▁also ▁merged ▁when ▁preced ed ▁by ▁a ▁con son ant . ▁W ich ita ▁shift ed ▁con son ant ▁initial ▁* p ▁to ▁ ▁with ▁other ▁med ial ▁occurr ences ▁of ▁* p . ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁remain ▁distinct ▁following ▁a ▁v owel . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁word ▁for ▁' man ' ▁is ▁ ▁in ▁W ich ita , ▁but ▁ ▁in ▁South ▁Band ▁P aw ne e ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁Ski ri ▁P aw ne e . ▁ ▁Ph on ological ▁rules ▁ ▁The ▁co ales c ence ▁of ▁morph eme - final ▁ ▁and ▁subsequent ▁morph eme - initial ▁ ▁or ▁ ▁to ▁: ▁ ▁ti - r - tar - s ▁( IND IC - PL - cut - I MP ER F ) ▁→ ▁t ic ac ▁' he ▁cut ▁them ' ▁a : ra