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==Vowels== | ==Vowels== | ||
There are 6 vocalic phonemes. Each vowel makes a distinction in nasalization. | There are 6 vocalic phonemes. Each vowel makes a distinction in nasalization, displaying both a non-nasal and a nasal version. | ||
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| colspan=" | | colspan="6" | <center>''IPA''</center> || colspan="6" | <center>''Transcription''</center> | ||
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| style="width: 30px;"| <center>[i]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[u]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>i</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>u</center> | | style="width: 30px;"| <center>[i]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[ĩ]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[u]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[ũ]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>i</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>ĩ</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>u</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>ũ</center> | ||
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| <center>[e]</center> || <center>[ə]</center> || <center>[o]</center> || <center>e</center> || <center>ə</center> || <center>o</center> | | <center>[e]</center> || <center>[ə]</center> || <center>[o]</center> || <center>e</center> || <center>ə</center> || <center>o</center> | ||
Revision as of 09:01, 11 May 2025
Vowels
There are 6 vocalic phonemes. Each vowel makes a distinction in nasalization, displaying both a non-nasal and a nasal version.
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.
