Avalonian: Difference between revisions
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Common Minervan has a total of 8 vowels. It has 4 vowel qualities. According to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures this is a small vowel quality inventory. Common Minervan has a consonant to vowel quality ratio of 3.5 which according to WALS is an average ratio. The diphthongs are phonologically long vowels. The vowels are displayed in the table below: | Common Minervan has a total of 8 vowels. It has 4 vowel qualities. According to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures this is a small vowel quality inventory. Common Minervan has a consonant to vowel quality ratio of 3.5 which according to WALS is an average ratio. Common Minervan is typologically unusual in lacking a low vowel such as /a/. The diphthongs are phonologically long vowels. The vowels are displayed in the table below: | ||
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| Hiɡh || /i/||/eɪ/|| /u/||/oʊ/ | | Hiɡh || /i/||/eɪ/|| /u/||/oʊ/ | ||
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| Low || /ɛ/||/aɪ/ || / | | Low || /ɛ/||/aɪ/ || /ɔ/||/aʊ/ | ||
|} | |} | ||