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==== Lowering of Close Vowels ====
==== Lowering ====
/i/ and /u/ are lowered to [ɛ] and [ɔ], respectively, when preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants:
/i/ and /u/ are lowered to [ɛ] and [ɔ], respectively, when preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants:


*'''sidu''' /siⁿtu/ = [ˈsɛ.ⁿtu]
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*'''úńa''' /ʔuŋa/ = [ˈʔɔ. ŋa]
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!Shift
!Examples
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|/i/ → [ɛ]
|/h'''i'''ⁿtu/ → [h'''ɛ'''ˈⁿtu], /tatinu/ [t͡ʃa.dɛˈnu]
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|/u/ → [ɔ]
|/ʔ'''u'''ŋa/ → [ʔ'''ɔ'''ˈŋa], /kumaki/ → [.maˈgi]
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==== Labio-Velar Fortition ====
==== Labio-Velar Fortition ====