how to write the aspirated /k/ in early Greek alphabetic writing

14 The creation of new consonant letters in early Greek alphabetic writing

As explained in §12.5, when the five matres changed into vowel letters, the ordinary Phoenician signs used for writing Greek would inevitably change from syllabic signs into consonant letters. This shift in the nature of Greek alphabetic writing probably took place in the ninth century BC. What were the sound values of the consonant letters of the Greek alphabet when Greek writing had become segmental?

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