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*/œ y/ are commonly centralized, closer to [ɞ ʉ]. /œ/ and stressed /ə/ may merge to [ɜ]
*/œ y/ are commonly centralized, closer to [ɞ ʉ]. /œ/ and stressed /ə/ may merge to [ɜ]
*/ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/  = [ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ ɞʉ ɔu iə yə uə]
*/ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/  = [ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ ɞʉ ɔu iə yə uə]
*/ɛɪ œy ɔu/ are [eiˑ øyˑ ouˑ] before voiceless sounds and [ɛɪ œʏ ɔʊ] otherwise.
*epenthesis in /rC/ clusters when C = nasal or /v/. For example, ''arm'' 'to live' is [ˈaɾəm].
*epenthesis in /rC/ clusters when C = nasal or /v/. For example, ''arm'' 'to live' is [ˈaɾəm].
*Nasal vowels are also consistently pharyngealized, resulting in mergers. The pharyngealization is stronger before nasals.
*Nasal vowels are also consistently pharyngealized, resulting in mergers. The pharyngealization is stronger before nasals.
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* /ɨ ɛ œ a ɔ/ are usually short.
* /ɨ ɛ œ a ɔ/ are usually short.
* /i y e o u ø/ are usually long in the following environments and short elsewhere:
* /i y u ɛi ɔu œy/ are usually long in the following environments and short elsewhere:
** In stressed syllables before voiced fricatives /v ð z ʒ/, and also before /r/.
** In stressed syllables before voiced fricatives /v ð z ʒ/, and also before /r/.
** In open syllables.
** In open syllables.
** Before another vowel.
** Before another vowel.
** Before a morpheme boundary.
** Before a morpheme boundary.
**/ɛɪ œy ɔu/ in short environments are realized as [eiˑ øyˑ ouˑ].


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