Jakvalat: Difference between revisions
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| || Front|| Back | | || Front Short|| Front Long||Short Back||Long Back | ||
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| High || /i/|| /u/ | | High || /i/||/eɪ|| /u/||/oʊ/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Low|| /ɛ/|| /ɑ/ | | Low|| /ɛ/||/aɪ/|| /ɑ/||/ɑʊ/ | ||
|} | |} | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
1. | 1. The long vowels are phonetically diphthongs but are phonologically long vowels. | ||
2. Lanakwa has 4 vowel qualities which, according to WALS, is a small inventory. The consonant-vowel ratio is 4.25 which is an average ratio. | 2. Lanakwa has 4 vowel qualities which, according to WALS, is a small inventory. The consonant-vowel ratio is 4.25 which is an average ratio. | ||