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=== Allophonic Variation [WIP] === | === Allophonic Variation [WIP] === | ||
Nonprenasalized and nongeminated consonants that occur intervocalically are voiced if the preceding syllable is unstressed. | Nonprenasalized and nongeminated consonants that occur intervocalically are voiced if the preceding syllable is unstressed. | ||
*''upaki'' /upaki/ = [ˈu.pa.gi] | |||
** ''upangki'' /upa<sup>n</sup>ki / = [ˈu.pa.<sup>n</sup>ki], not *[ˈu.pa.<sup>n</sup>gi] | |||
*''Ngotasa'' /ŋotasa/ = [ˈŋo.ta.zə] | |||
** ''Ngotassa'' /ŋotasːa/ = [ˈŋo.taˌsːa], not *[ˈŋo.taˌzːa] | |||
Vowels preceding /ʔ/ are centralized. /a/ is both centralized and raised to [ɐ] | Vowels preceding /ʔ/ are centralized. /a/ is both centralized and raised to [ɐ] | ||
*''shanuha'' /ʃanuʔa/ = [ˈʃa.nʉ.ʔə] | |||
*''sahamu'' /saʔamu/ = [sɐˈʔa.mu] | |||
*''piha'' /piʔa/ = [ˈpɨʔa] | |||
/i/ and /u/ are lowered preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants. | /i/ and /u/ are lowered preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants. | ||
*''sintu'' /si<sup>n</sup>tu/ = [ˈsɛ.<sup>n</sup>tu] | |||
*''hunga'' /ʔuŋa/ = [ˈʔɔ. ŋa] | |||
/w/ is realized as [ʋ] intervocalically. | /w/ is realized as [ʋ] intervocalically. | ||
*''ngisatawu'' /ŋisatawu/ = [ŋiˈsa.ta.ʋu] | |||
/a/ is reduced to /ə/ in word final syllables if the preceding syllable is unstressed. | /a/ is reduced to /ə/ in word final syllables if the preceding syllable is unstressed. | ||
*/u<sup>ŋ</sup>kula/ = [ˈɔ.<sup>ŋ</sup>ku.lə] | |||
**''ngkila'' /<sup>ŋ</sup>kila/ = [ˈ<sup>ŋ</sup>kila], not *[<sup>ˈŋ</sup>kilə] | |||
=== Phonotactics === | === Phonotactics === |
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