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* All vowels but /o a/ have lowered allophones word-finally: [ɪ ʏ ɛ œ ɯ̽ ʊ ʌ]. | * All vowels but /o a/ have lowered allophones word-finally: [ɪ ʏ ɛ œ ɯ̽ ʊ ʌ]. | ||
====Vowel diaphora==== | ====Vowel diaphora==== | ||
A system of inverse vowel harmony is present in the word-formation system. Every suffix comes in two forms, one rounded, one not. If the preceding element is rounded, the suffix surfaces in the unrounded form and vice versa. E.g., ''xutun'' [xɯtʰun] ‘skies’ but '' | A system of inverse vowel harmony is present in the word-formation system. Every suffix comes in two forms, one rounded, one not. If the preceding element is rounded, the suffix surfaces in the unrounded form and vice versa. E.g., ''xutun'' [xɯtʰun] ‘skies’ but ''jïrun'' [ʒyɾɯn] ‘clouds’. | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||