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==Vowels== | ==Vowels== | ||
There are 7 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction: | There are 7 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction: | ||
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2 vowels have a '''short''' form and a '''long''' form: [i] - [iː] e [œ] - [œː]. However, lenght is not deemed by the speakers as a distinctive feature of the same phoneme. These pairs are regarded as four fully independent phonemes, thus bringing the amount of distinguished vowels to 11. | |||
The imbalance between the amount of front and back vowels is easily noticeable. | |||
Revision as of 02:40, 12 May 2025
Vowels
There are 7 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction:
2 vowels have a short form and a long form: [i] - [iː] e [œ] - [œː]. However, lenght is not deemed by the speakers as a distinctive feature of the same phoneme. These pairs are regarded as four fully independent phonemes, thus bringing the amount of distinguished vowels to 11.
The imbalance between the amount of front and back vowels is easily noticeable.
