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==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
The alphabet consists of | The alphabet consists of 25 letters, five of which are vowels and 20 consonants. Diacritics are used for the vowels to mark palatization. | ||
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{| class="bluetable" style="width: 50em; text-align: center; border-collapse:collapse;" | {| class="bluetable" style="width: 50em; text-align: center; border-collapse:collapse;" | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="25" | Letters of the Tulvan alphabet | ||
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| Aa | | Aa || Bb || Cc || Dd || Ee || Ff || Gg || Hh || Ii || Kk || Ll || Mm || Nn || Oo || Pp || Qq || Rr || Ss || Tt || Thth || Uu || Vv || Ww || Yy || Zz | ||
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The five vowels can further be marked with the diaeresis to express the palatalized vowels. These, however, are not considered distinct letters, but modified vowels. | |||
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{| class="bluetable" style="width: 15em; text-align: center; border-collapse:collapse;" | |||
! colspan="5" | Palatal vowels | |||
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| Ää || Ëë || Ïï || Öö || Üü | |||
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'''Notes''': | '''Notes''': | ||
* The only distinction in vowels is between regular vowels and palatized ones, these last ones written: | * The only distinction in vowels is between regular vowels and palatized ones, these last ones written: {{angbr|ä, ë, ö, ü}} | ||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||