Southern Athabaskan languages
Comparative phonology
The Southern Athabascan branch was defined by Harry Hoijer primarily according to its merger of stem-initial consonants of the Proto-Athabascan series *k̯ and *c into *c (in addition to the widespread merger of *č and *čʷ into *č also found in many Northern Athabascan languages).

Southern Athabaskan languages

Section Title: Comparative phonology
Table Section Text: The Southern Athabascan branch was defined by Harry Hoijer primarily according to its merger of stem-initial consonants of the Proto-Athabascan series *k̯ and *c into *c (in addition to the widespread merger of *č and *čʷ into *č also found in many Northern Athabascan languages).

Proto- Athabascan	Navajo	Western Apache	Chiricahua	Mescalero	Jicarilla	Lipan	Plains Apache

*k̯uʔs	"handle fabric-like object"	tsooz	tsooz	tsuuz	tsuudz	tsoos	tsoos	tsoos

*ce·	"stone"	tsé	tséé	tsé	tsé	tsé	tsí	tséé

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The Southern Athabaskan languages consist of the Western Apache, Navajo, Mescalero, and Chiricahua.

final_sentence: The Southern Athabaskan languages consist of the Western Apache, Navajo, Mescalero, and Chiricahua.