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==Phonology==  
==Phonology==  


Buekáns has a large phonology, similar to that of Dutch or Afrikaans, mixed slightly with Danish.  There is a large vowel inventory,
Buerkáns has a large phonology, similar to that of Dutch or Afrikaans, mixed slightly with Danish.  There is a large vowel inventory of 13 distinct vowel quantities. 


{{IPA chart vowels|wrapper=infobox}}
==Vowels==
==Vowels==
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
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!'''Closed'''
!'''Closed'''
|i y
|i y
|u ʊ
|
|u  
|-
!'''Near-closed'''
|ɪ
|
|
|-
|-
!'''Mid-closed'''
!'''Mid-closed'''
|e ø
|e ø
|ʌ
|
|o
|o
|-
|-
!'''Mid-open'''
!'''Mid-open'''
|ɛ
|ɛ
|ɔ
|ə
|ʌ ɔ
|-
!'''Near-open'''
|æ
|
|
|-
|-
!'''Open'''
!'''Open'''
|a
|a
|ɑ
|
|
|-
|-
|}
|}
a
 
[æ]
===Consonants===
á
 
[a:]
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
!'''Phonemes'''
!'''Bilabial'''
!'''Labiodental'''
!'''Alveolar'''
!'''Postalveolar'''
!'''Palatal'''
!'''Velar'''
!'''Glottal'''
|-
!'''Stop'''
|p b
|
|t d
|
|
|k g
|
|-
!'''Affricate'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!'''Nasal'''
|m
|
|n
|
|
|ŋ (ŋg)
|
|-
!'''Fricative'''
|
|f v
|s
|ɕ  tɕ
|(ç)
|
|h
|-
!'''Approximant'''
|
|
|ɾ
|
|j
|
|
|-
!'''Lateral approximant'''
|
|
|l
|
|
|
|
 
 
b
b
[b]
[b]
d
d
[d]
[d]
e
[ɛ]/[ə]
often reduced to [ə] when unstressed
é
[e:]
f
f
[f]
[f]
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h
h
[h]
[h]
i
[ɪ]/[ʌ]
|sometimes pronounced [ʌ]
í
[i:]
j
j
[j]
[j]
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ng
ng
[ŋ]
[ŋ]
o
[ɔ]
ó
[o:]
p
p
[p]
[p]
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s
s
[s]
[s]
|}




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