User:Bukkia/sandboxVIII: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 00:50, 14 May 2025

There are 8 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction:

Every vowel has a short form and a long form. Each long form distinguishes two types: one with a rising tone and one with a falling tone.

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 | <center>[ɛ]</center> || <center>[ɛː˩˧]<br>[ɛː˧˩]</center> || || || <center>[ɔ]</center> || <center>[ɔː˩˧]<br>[oː˧˩]</center> || <center>ɛ</center> || <center>ɛ̄́<br>ɛ̄̀</center> || || || <center>ɔ</center> || <center>ɔ̄́<br>ɔ̄̀</center>
 |-
-| || || || || <center>[ɑ]</center> || || || || || || <center>ɑ</center> ||
+| || <center>[a]</center> || <center>[aː˩˧]<br>[aː˧˩]</center> || <center>[ɑ]</center> || <center>[ɑː˩˧]<br>[ɑː˧˩]</center> || || || <center>a</center> || <center>ā́<br>ā̀</center> || <center>ɑ</center> || <center>ɑ̄́<br>ɑ̄̀</center> ||
-|-
-| || || <center>[a]</center> || <center>[aː˩˧]<br>[aː˧˩]</center> || || || || || <center>a</center> || <center>ā́<br>ā̀</center> || ||
 |}
-vowels have a '''short''' form and a '''long''' form. Each long form distinguishes two types: one with a ''rising'' tone and one with a ''falling'' tone.
+Every vowel has a '''short''' form and a '''long''' form. Each long form distinguishes two types: one with a ''rising'' tone and one with a ''falling'' tone.
-The open-back phoneme, [ɑ], makes no distinction, neither in length nor in tone.