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=== The cases===
==Vowels==
The grammatical role of the noun cluster in a sentence is conveyed by some endings. These endings are bound to ''grammatical cases'', with usually well-defined roles.
There are 6 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction:


The cases in Hoð‘i language are 2:
{| class="wikitable"
*''Direct''
|- style=max-width:4em
*''Oblique''
| colspan="6" | <center>''IPA''</center> || colspan="6" | <center>''Transcription''</center>
The grammatical roles and all possible differences in usage among similar cases are enlisted below:
|-
| style="width: 30px;"| <center>[i]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[iː˩˧]<br>[iː˧˩]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[u]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[uː˩˧]<br>[uː˧˩]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>i</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>ī́<br>ī̀</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>u</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>ū́<br>ū̀</center>
|-
| <center>[e]</center> || <center>[eː˩˧]<br>[eː˧˩]</center> || || || <center>[o]</center> || <center>[oː˩˧]<br>[oː˧˩]</center> || <center>e</center> || <center>ḗ<br>ḕ</center> || || || <center>o</center> || <center>ṓ<br>ṑ</center>
|-
| || || || || <center>[ɑ]</center> || || || || || || <center>ɑ</center> ||
|-
| || || <center>[a]</center> || <center>[aː˩˧]<br>[aː˧˩]</center> || || || || || <center>a</center> || <center>ā́<br>ā̀</center> || ||
|}
 
5 vowels are framed in a complex tonal system. Conversely the mid-central phoneme, [ə], makes no distinction in tone.
 
The tonal system is thoroughly described below.

Revision as of 08:38, 11 May 2025

Vowels

There are 6 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction:

IPA
Transcription
[i]
[iː˩˧]
[iː˧˩]
[u]
[uː˩˧]
[uː˧˩]
i
ī́
ī̀
u
ū́
ū̀
[e]
[eː˩˧]
[eː˧˩]
[o]
[oː˩˧]
[oː˧˩]
e
ḗ
ḕ
o
ṓ
ṑ
[ɑ]
ɑ
[a]
[aː˩˧]
[aː˧˩]
a
ā́
ā̀

5 vowels are framed in a complex tonal system. Conversely the mid-central phoneme, [ə], makes no distinction in tone.

The tonal system is thoroughly described below.

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