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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>It has a | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>It has a | ||
complex phonology and morphophonology, especially in the vowel system.<span | complex phonology and morphophonology, especially in the vowel system.<span | ||
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> | style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>There are a lot of features not found in | ||
English e.g. a pitch-register system, phonemic vowel length, prestopped nasals, | English e.g. a pitch-register system, phonemic vowel length, prestopped nasals, | ||
and ejective consonants. However in other ways the phonology is quite simple | and ejective consonants. However in other ways the phonology is quite simple | ||
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>Vowels in | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>Vowels in | ||
purple are phonemic at the end of words, where they mark ergative case, and are | purple are phonemic at the end of words, where they mark ergative case, and are | ||
<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> | <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>allophones elsewhere. They occur before | ||
another syllable beginning with a voiced consonant followed by a modally voiced | another syllable beginning with a voiced consonant followed by a modally voiced | ||
vowel. The vowel that they are an allophone of is indicated afterwards.</span></p> | vowel. The vowel that they are an allophone of is indicated afterwards.</span></p> | ||
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style='mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>However, the converse is not true. For nouns | style='mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>However, the converse is not true. For nouns | ||
with non-modally voiced final vowels, but that do not end in /ɴ/ or a long | with non-modally voiced final vowels, but that do not end in /ɴ/ or a long | ||
vowel, some undergo vowel changes e.g.<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> | vowel, some undergo vowel changes e.g.<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span></span></p> | ||
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language: | <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language: | ||
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lang=EN-AU style='mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; | lang=EN-AU style='mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin; | ||
mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>ʔ</span><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language: | mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>ʔ</span><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language: | ||
EN-AU'>u/ e.g.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> | EN-AU'>u/ e.g.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></p> | ||
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language: | <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language: | ||
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'> </span></p> | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'> </span></p> | ||
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