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Ouřefr vowel orthography is more conservative, and reflects a shift similar to the Great Vowel Shift (cf. Common Czech and Dutch), which also affects loanwords borrowed before the shift. | Ouřefr vowel orthography is more conservative, and reflects a shift similar to the Great Vowel Shift (cf. Common Czech and Dutch), which also affects loanwords borrowed before the shift. | ||
'''a e/ | '''a e/je i/y o u á é í/ý ó ú eu/ui ie oe ou ŕ''' /ɐ ɛ ɪ ɔ ɵ aː ɛː ɛɪ~ɪj ɔː yː~ʉː œː ɪː oː~uː əʊ~əʏ ɜː/ | ||
Closer allophones [ɪj~eɪ] of /ɛɪ/ are more common after palatals /c ɟ ɲ/. | Closer allophones [ɪj~eɪ] of /ɛɪ/ are more common after palatals /c ɟ ɲ/. | ||
*''' | *'''je i ie í eu''' are palatalizing; all other orthographic vowels are nonpalatalizing. | ||
**For C = '''b p v f''', ''' | **For C = '''b p v f''', '''Cje Ceu Cí''' denote /Cjɛ Cjœː Cjɛɪ/; '''mje meu mij''' denotes /mɲɛ mɲœː mɲɛɪ/. | ||
**For C = '''d t n''', ''' | **For C = '''d t n''', '''Cje Ci Cie Cí Ceu''' denote /ɟ c ɲ/ + vowel. | ||
*'''ó''' mostly occurs in loanwords from [[Netagin]]. | *'''ó''' mostly occurs in loanwords from [[Netagin]]. | ||
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Palatalizing '''eu''' /œː/ is common in native words. Common sources are: | Palatalizing '''eu''' /œː/ is common in native words. Common sources are: | ||
*Old Ouřefr /æː/ before velars or /l/: for example, '' | *Old Ouřefr /æː/ before velars or /l/: for example, ''reuŋ'' /rœːŋ/ 'wind' comes from Old Ouřefr ''řa̋ŋ'' < PNab ''*rěŋu'' < PId ''*rēŋu''. | ||
*Old Ouřefr long /juː/, coming from PId /ew/ or /iw/. | *Old Ouřefr long /juː/, coming from PId /ew/ or /iw/. | ||
Non-palatalizing '''ui''' /œː/ comes mostly from historical ''*ujV'' or loanwords. | Non-palatalizing '''ui''' /œː/ comes mostly from historical ''*ujV'' or loanwords. | ||
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Most speakers today are in the process of merging /ɜː/ into '''á''' /aː/. | Most speakers today are in the process of merging /ɜː/ into '''á''' /aː/. | ||
As suggested by the spelling, ''' | As suggested by the spelling, '''ŕ''' /ɜː/ comes from syllabic ''r''; they are cognate to Nabbrzé ''-arz/-árz''. | ||
===Pitch accent=== | ===Pitch accent=== |
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