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The vowels ''-ē-'' and ''-ō-'' are shortened to ''-i-'' and ''-u-'' respectively. | The vowels ''-ē-'' and ''-ō-'' are shortened to ''-i-'' and ''-u-'' respectively. | ||
====Epenthetic vowel==== | |||
When a word would begin in a consonant cluster, an epenthetic vowel (usually ''i-'') is inserted. This epenthetic vowel is dropped in the same circumstances as the ''-a-'' of the definite article. When it is not dropped, the epenthetic vowel is pronounced with a preceding glottal stop. However, the glottal stop is usually ommitted from transcription in order to make it clear that the vowel is epenthetic. | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||