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The Classical Greek system of vowels is: i, i: e, e: E: a, a: O: o u: y, y: So the question is, do you remove length first or lower first? If you lower first, you get 1) lowering i: e, e: E, E: a, a: O, O: 2 u: y: 2) length-dropping i e E a O 2 u y If we do it the other way, lowering is not necessary (although it would be characteristic of Gallic tribal groups): 1)length-dropping i e E a O o u y The [y] is OK for Languedocien, which *here* had a chain [o] > [u} > [y], as [lu:na] > [lyno]. The [2] of the first option is odd, but that may be good. As for Declensions, Ionic (under which Massiliote Greek should fall) had the following M -os -on -u: -O: -oi -u:s -O:n -ois N -on -on -u: -O: -a -a -O:n -ois F -E: -E:n -E:s -E: -ai -a:s -eO:n -ais This would produce under the first system M -Os -On -u -O -oi -os -On -ois N -On -On -u -O -a -a -On -ois F -E -En -Es -E -ai -as -EOn -ais This would produce under the second system M -os -on -u -O -oi -us -On -ois N -on -on -u -O -a -a -On -ois F -E -En -Es -E -ai -as -eOn -ais Doric Koine (under which Syracusan Greek falls) had the following M -os -on -o: -O: -oi -o:s -O:n -ois N -on -on -o: -O: -a -a -O:n -ois F -a: -a:n -a:s -a: -ai -a:s -a:n -ais This would produce under the first system M -Os -On -o -O -oi -os -On -ois N -On -On -o -O -a -a -On -ois F -a -an -as -a -ai -as -an -ais This would produce under the second system -os -on -o -O -oi -os -On -ois N -on -on -o -O -a -a -On -ois F -a -an -as -a -ai -as -an -ais Of course, the complexity of the Situation is exacerbated by how much interference there is from the Gaulish and Celtiberian case systems and vocalic phonology. Another question is if /n/ should be regarded as weak as Latin /m/.