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==Vowels==
==Vowels==
There are 7 vocalic phonemes. No vowel makes any distinction neither in length nor in tone:
There are 6 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- style=max-width:4em
|- style=max-width:4em
| colspan="5" | <center>''IPA''</center> || colspan="5" | <center>''Transcription''</center>
| colspan="6" | <center>''IPA''</center> || colspan="6" | <center>''Transcription''</center>
|-
|-
| style="width: 30px;"| <center>[i]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[u]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>'''i'''</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>'''u'''</center>
| style="width: 30px;"| <center>[i]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[iː˩˧]<br>[iː˧˩]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[u]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>[uː˩˧]<br>[uː˧˩]</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>i</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>ī́<br>ī̀</center> || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| || style="width: 30px;"| <center>u</center> || style="width: 30px;"| <center>ū́<br>ū̀</center>
|-
|-
| || <center>[e]</center> || || <center>[o]</center> || || || <center>'''e'''</center> || || <center>'''o'''</center> ||  
| <center>[e]</center> || <center>[eː˩˧]<br>[eː˧˩]</center> || || || <center>[o]</center> || <center>[oː˩˧]<br>[oː˧˩]</center> || <center>e</center> || <center>ḗ<br>ḕ</center> || || || <center>o</center> || <center>ṓ<br>ṑ</center>
|-
|-
| || || <center>[ə]</center> || || || || || <center>'''ə'''</center> || ||
| || || || || <center>[ɑ]</center> || || || || || || <center>ɑ</center> ||  
|-
|-
| || || <center>[a]</center> || || || || || <center>'''a'''</center> || ||
| || || <center>[a]</center> || <center>[aː˩˧]<br>[aː˧˩]</center> || || || || || <center>a</center> || <center>ā́<br>ā̀</center> || ||  
|}
|}


The vocalic system is typologically simple and essentially balanced, with the additional central phoneme, [ə].
5 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.
 
The open-back phoneme, [ɑ], makes no distinction, neither in length nor in tone.

Revision as of 00:46, 14 May 2025

Vowels

There are 6 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction:

IPA
Transcription
[i]
[iː˩˧]
[iː˧˩]
[u]
[uː˩˧]
[uː˧˩]
i
ī́
ī̀
u
ū́
ū̀
[e]
[eː˩˧]
[eː˧˩]
[o]
[oː˩˧]
[oː˧˩]
e

o

[ɑ]
ɑ
[a]
[aː˩˧]
[aː˧˩]
a
ā́
ā̀

5 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.

The open-back phoneme, [ɑ], makes no distinction, neither in length nor in tone.