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==Vowels== | ==Vowels== | ||
There are | There are 7 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction: | ||
2 vowels have a '''short''' form and a '''long''' form. Other vowels make no such distinction, but they differ in backness and height. The vowels [aː], [eː], and [oː] are only long. The vocalic system noticeably lacks a short *[a]. | |||
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| colspan="6" | <center>''IPA''</center> || colspan="6" | <center>''Transcription''</center> | | colspan="6" | <center>''IPA''</center> || colspan="6" | <center>''Transcription''</center> | ||
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| style="width: 30px;"| <center>[i]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[iː]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || | | style="width: 30px;"| <center>[i]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[iː]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[u]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[uː]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>i</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>ī</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>u</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>ū</center> | ||
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| colspan="2" | <center>[ | | colspan="2" | <center>[eː]</center> || || || colspan="2" | <center>[oː]</center> || colspan="2" | <center>ē</center> || || || colspan="2" | <center>ō</center> | ||
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| | | || <center>[ɛ]</center> || || || || || || <center>ɛ</center> || || || || | ||
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| | | || || colspan="2" | <center>[aː]</center> || || || || || colspan="2" | <center>ā</center> || || | ||
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Revision as of 02:50, 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. Other vowels make no such distinction, but they differ in backness and height. The vowels [aː], [eː], and [oː] are only long. The vocalic system noticeably lacks a short *[a].
