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| <center>[e]</center> || <center>[eː]</center> || <center>[o]</center> || <center>[oː]</center> || <center>'''e'''</center> || <center>'''eː'''</center> || <center>'''o'''</center> || <center>'''oː'''</center> | | <center>[e]</center> || <center>[eː]</center> || <center>[o]</center> || <center>[oː]</center> || <center>'''e'''</center> || <center>'''eː'''</center> || <center>'''o'''</center> || <center>'''oː'''</center> | ||
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| || | | | <center>[ɛ]</center> || <center>[ɛː]</center> || <center>[o]</center> || <center>[oː]</center> || <center>'''ɛ'''</center> || <center>'''ɛː'''</center> || <center>'''ɔ'''</center> || <center>'''oː'''</center> | ||
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| <center>[a]</center> || <center>[aː]</center> || <center>[ɑ]</center> || <center>[ɑː]</center> || <center>'''a'''</center> || <center>'''aː'''</center> || <center>'''ɑ'''</center> || <center>'''ɑː'''</center> | |||
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5 vowels have a '''short''' form and a '''long''' form. The central phonemes, [ə] and [ɨ], make no distinction in length. | 5 vowels have a '''short''' form and a '''long''' form. The central phonemes, [ə] and [ɨ], make no distinction in length. | ||
All long vowels have an additional tonal feature, being every of them pronounced with an ascending tone. This feature, however, is not distinctive. | 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 01:26, 14 May 2025
Vowels
There are 8 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction.
5 vowels have a short form and a long form. The central phonemes, [ə] and [ɨ], make no distinction in length.
All long vowels have an additional tonal feature, being every of them pronounced with an ascending tone. This feature, however, is not distinctive.
