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The five "native" vowels are very large targets, having basically the following goal points: | The five "native" vowels are very large targets, having basically the following goal points: | ||
* open | * open /ɑ/ | ||
* mid | * mid /ɛ/ | ||
* close | * close /i/ | ||
* rounded | * rounded /ʊ/ | ||
* neutral | * neutral /ə/ | ||
The open and rounded vowels tend to be backed, while the mid and close vowels tend to be fronted. The neutral vowel is a mid-central schwa, but can be fairly flexibly pronounced to provide disharmony with the preceding vowel. | The open and rounded vowels tend to be backed, while the mid and close vowels tend to be fronted. The neutral vowel is a mid-central schwa, but can be fairly flexibly pronounced to provide disharmony with the preceding vowel. | ||
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Additionally, two explicitly-fronted vowels may be found in loanwords | Additionally, two explicitly-fronted vowels may be found in loanwords | ||
* front rounded | * front rounded (nominally /ʏ/) | ||
* open front | * open front (nominally /a/) | ||
They are each only explicitly written as separate letters if they contrast with a non-front alternative within the same word (for which the native / "normal" letter is used). | They are each only explicitly written as separate letters if they contrast with a non-front alternative within the same word (for which the native / "normal" letter is used). | ||
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| Aff || || || || || || tj dj || kj gj || || || | | Aff || || || || || || tj dj || kj gj || || || | ||
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| Fric || || ff f || xxu xu || þþ þ || ss s || ssj sj || | | Fric || || ff f || xxu xu || þþ þ || ss s || ssj sj || zz z || xx x || || h gh | ||
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| Tap || || || || || hr r || || || || || | | Tap || || || || || hr r || || || || || | ||
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Initial fricatives are voiceless, but are written with the otherwise-voiced (usually single-letter) form. | Initial fricatives are voiceless, but are written with the otherwise-voiced (usually single-letter) form. | ||
Voiceless liquids and nasals only occur in native words in initial position (they may occur in any position in loanwords). | |||
Older texts may be found using the ''punctum delens'' (a dot above or below a letter) to mark voiceless forms of consonants other than stops or fricatives. | Older texts may be found using the ''punctum delens'' (a dot above or below a letter) to mark voiceless forms of consonants other than stops or fricatives. | ||
''Note:'' There is no voiceless <rr> and no voiced <c> | |||
== Syllable Structure == | == Syllable Structure == | ||
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* dinka | * dinka | ||
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