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=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
Láadan has five [[vowel]]s:
Láadan has five vowels:
* ''a''{{spaced ndash}}{{IPA|/ɑ/}}, an [[open back unrounded vowel]] (as [[English language|English]] ''calm''),
* ''a'' {{IPA|/ɑ/}}, an [[w:open back unrounded vowel|open back unrounded vowel]] (as English ''calm''),
* ''e''{{spaced ndash}}{{IPA|/ɛ/}}, an [[open-mid front unrounded vowel]] (as English ''bell''),
* ''e'' {{IPA|/ɛ/}}, an [[w:open-mid front unrounded vowel|open-mid front unrounded vowel]] (as English ''bell''),
* ''i''{{spaced ndash}}{{IPA|/ɪ/}}, a [[near-close near-front unrounded vowel]] (as English ''bit''),
* ''i'' {{IPA|/ɪ/}}, a [[w:near-close near-front unrounded vowel|near-close near-front unrounded vowel]] (as English ''bit''),
* ''o''{{spaced ndash}}{{IPA|/o/}}, a [[close-mid back rounded vowel]] (as English ''home''),
* ''o'' {{IPA|/o/}}, a [[w:close-mid back rounded vowel|close-mid back rounded vowel]] (as English ''home''),
* ''u''{{spaced ndash}}{{IPA|/u/}}, a [[close back rounded vowel]] (as English ''boon'').
* ''u'' {{IPA|/u/}}, a [[w:close back rounded vowel|close back rounded vowel]] (as English ''boon'').


=== Consonants ===
=== Consonants ===