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==Vowels==
==Vowels==
There are 6 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction:
There are 7 vocalic phonemes. No vowel makes any distinction neither in length nor in tone:


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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 08:45, 11 May 2025

Vowels

There are 7 vocalic phonemes. No vowel makes any distinction neither in length nor in tone:

IPA
Transcription
[i]
[u]
i
u
[e]
[ə]
[o]
e
ə
o
[a]
a