Editing Venetic language (section)

== Phonology ==
In Venetic, [[Proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] stops ''*bʰ'', ''*dʰ'' and ''*gʰ'' developed to {{IPA|/f/}}, {{IPA|/f/}} and {{IPA|/h/}}, respectively, in word-initial position (as in Latin and Osco-Umbrian), but to {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}} and {{IPA|/ɡ/}}, respectively, in word-internal intervocalic position (as in Latin). For Venetic, at least the developments of ''*bʰ'' and ''*dʰ'' are clearly attested. Faliscan and Osco-Umbrian have {{IPA|/f/}}, {{IPA|/f/}} and {{IPA|/h/}} internally as well.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

There are also indications of the developments of PIE ''*kʷ'' > ''kv'', ''*gʷ-'' > ''w-'' and PIE ''*gʷʰ-'' > ''f-'' in Venetic, the latter two being parallel to Latin; as well as the regressive assimilation of the PIE sequence ''*p...kʷ...'' > ''*kʷ...kʷ...'', a feature also found in Italic and Celtic.<ref name="leje74"/>{{rp|p.141}}