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Y- [ʊ]/[ə]<br /> | Y- [ʊ]/[ə]<br /> | ||
The each of the letters has two sounds, one long and one short. The long vowels are generally pronounced for twice the length of time as short vowels. A vowel can be long if it is in a stressed syllable and not followed by more than one consonant. The only vowels that are allowed at the end of a word are A, E, and Y, and all are reduced to a schwa at that position. <br /> | The each of the letters has two sounds, one long and one short. The long vowels are generally pronounced for twice the length of time as short vowels. A vowel can be long if it is in a stressed syllable and not followed by more than one consonant. The only vowels that are allowed at the end of a word are A, E, and Y, and all are reduced to a schwa at that position. <br /> | ||
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When a vowel is followed by a single consonant and then an E, it may change quality. In the following example we use the letter N to represent any consonant. <br /> | When a vowel is followed by a single consonant and then an E, it may change quality. In the following example we use the letter N to represent any consonant. <br /> | ||
ANE- [ɛ:n]<br /> | ANE- [ɛ:n]<br /> | ||
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UNE- [u:n]<br /> | UNE- [u:n]<br /> | ||
YNE- [ɑin]<br /> | YNE- [ɑin]<br /> | ||
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=== Diphthongs === | |||
Some diphthongs exist in Folk's Tongue. The semi-vowels j and v are used alongside the vowels to indicate a diphthong. <br /> | |||
AJ- [ɑi]<br /> | |||
EJ- [ɛi]<br /> | |||
IJ- [ɑi]<br /> | |||
OJ- [oi]<br /> | |||
AV- [ɑu]<br /> | |||
EV- [ɛu]<br /> | |||
OV- [ou]<br /> | |||
UV- [u:]<br /> | |||
YV- [u:]<br /> | |||
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=== Consonants === | |||
== Morphology == | == Morphology == | ||
== Samples == | == Samples == | ||
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