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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
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| i u /i y/
| i /ɪ iː/
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| u /ʏ yː/
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| ú /uː/
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| ú /u/
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| e /ɛ eː/
| i u /ɪ ʏ/
| ʉ /œ œː/
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| o /ɔ oː/
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| e /e/
| colspan="3" | /ɑ aː/
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| o /o/
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| e /ə/
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| e ʉ /ɛ œ/
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| o /ɔ/
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Short vowels are followed by long vowels and vice versa. Orthographically, vowel length is indicated by the doubling of the following consonant. Word-finally, short vowels are marked with a macron.


There are two diphthongs: y, pronounced /ɛɪ̯/ and au, pronounced /aʊ̯/. Just like long vowels, they are always followed by a short consonant.


Bearlandic distinguishes "short" (ɑ ɛ ɪ ɔ ʏ) and "long" (a e i o y) vowels. However, the "long" vowels are actually only pronounced long when they're stressed. Ú and Ʉ (/u/ and /œ/) are usually considered to be neither short nor long, but are, just like the "long" vowels, pronounced long when they're stressed (except when followed by a geminated consonant) and short otherwise.
In affixes, which are always unstressed, /iː/ is shortened to /i/.
 
There are two diphthongs: y, pronounced /ɛɪ̯/ and au, pronounced /aʊ̯/.


===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===
Bearlandic allows fairly complex syllables, which can begin in up to three and end in up to four consonants, making the maximal syllable structure (C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)(C).
Bearlandic roots consist of one or two syllables and allow clusters of up to three consonants. Affixes usually consist of a single syllable (though a few consist of just a consonant) and never contain any consonant clusters.


The following rules determine which onsets are possible:
The following rules determine which onsets are possible:
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To codas the following rules apply:
To codas the following rules apply:
*There is no phonemic voicing contrast, but instead the voicing depends on the voicing of the onset of the following syllable. Before vowels and at the end of an utterance coda obstruents are by default voiceless.
*There is no phonemic voicing contrast, but instead the voicing depends on the voicing of the onset of the following syllable. Before vowels and at the end of an utterance coda obstruents are by default voiceless.
*Any possible final consonant except s itself can be followed by s.
*P t k s can be preceded by r l s or a homorganic nasal consonant.
*P t k can be preceded by r l s or a homorganic nasal consonant.
*H q do not occur at the end of a syllable.
*H q do not occur at the end of a syllable.
The second syllable of disyllabic roots usually ends in one of the following sequences: /ər ɛrː ɪrː ol ɔlː ɛ ɪ/. Two native words are an exception to this rule: ''niktū'' /niːktʏ/ "without" and ''ottjo'' /ɔtːjoː/ "eight".


Some non-native or recently coined words break these rules.
Some non-native or recently coined words break these rules.
===Orthography===
Most of the orthography is clear from the tables above, however, the way "short" and "long" vowels are distinguished isn't. "Short" vowels are indicated by doubling the following consonant (which indeed is geminated). If there is no consonant to double (=if the vowel is at the end of a word), a macron is used to indicate its "shortness".


==Morphology==
==Morphology==
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