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No vowel makes any distinction neither in length, but all vocalic phonemes are framed in an elaborate tonal system, with multiple tone distinctions.
The vocalic system is typologically simple and essentially balanced.
 
All long vowels have an additional tonal feature, being every of them pronounced with an ascending tone. This feature, however, is not distinctive.

Revision as of 09:49, 13 May 2025

Vowels

There are 7 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction.

5 vowels have a short form and a long form. The central phonemes, [ə] and [ɨ], makes no distinction in length.

IPA
Transcription
[i]
[iː]
[ɨ]
[u]
[uː]
i
y
u
[ə]
ə
[ɛ]
[ɛː]
[ɔ]
[ɔː]
e
o
[a]
[aː]
a

The vocalic system is typologically simple and essentially balanced.

All long vowels have an additional tonal feature, being every of them pronounced with an ascending tone. This feature, however, is not distinctive.