Riphean: Difference between revisions
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== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
Riphean has consistent initial stress. | Riphean has consistent initial stress. | ||
Vowel-initial words get a glottal stop initial, at least in formal speech | |||
Voiceless stops are not aspirated | Voiceless stops are not aspirated | ||
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''ej ui ou'' = [ɛj œɥ ɔw] | ''ej ui ou'' = [ɛj œɥ ɔw] | ||
''l'' is velarized, ''r'' | ''l'' is velarized, ''r'' is usually an approximant. Both can be syllabic: ''wlch'' 'wolf', ''crn'' 'grain'. | ||
Auslautverhärtung | Auslautverhärtung | ||