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==Vowels==
==Vowels==
There are 6 vocalic phonemes. Each vowel makes a distinction in nasalization, displaying both a non-nasal and a nasal version.
There are 13 vocalic phonemes. Each vowel makes a distinction in nasalization, displaying both a non-nasal and a nasal version.


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Vowels

There are 13 vocalic phonemes. Each vowel makes a distinction in nasalization, displaying both a non-nasal and a nasal version.

IPA
Transcription
[i]
[ĩ]
[u]
[ũ]
i
ĩ
u
ũ
[e]
[ẽ]
[ə]
[ə̃]
[o]
[õ]
e
ə
ə̃
o
õ
[a]
[ã]
a
ã

The opposition in nasalization is fully distinctive:

čü - čü̃
saline - young

No vowel makes any distinction neither in length nor in tone.