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=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
i /i/ ī /iː/ e /e/ ē /eː/ a /a/ ā /aː/ o /o/ ō /oː/ u /u/ ū /uː/ | i /i/ ī /iː/ e /e/ ē /eː/ a /a/ ā /aː/ o /o/ ō /oː/ u /u/ ū /uː/ ei /aj/ au /aw/ | ||
By default, these vowels sound like [i e æ o u]; in RTR environments, [ɪ ɛ ɑ ɔ ʊ]. An RTR envionment is any vowel adjacent to an emphatic consonant (a cluster containing d, r, or rr). | By default, these vowels sound like [i e æ o u]; in RTR environments, [ɪ ɛ ɑ ɔ ʊ]. An RTR envionment is any vowel adjacent to an emphatic consonant (a cluster containing d, r, or rr). | ||
=== Phonotactics === | === Phonotactics === | ||
Initial dentals (<nh, th, d>) are not allowed. Vowel hiatus is. | Initial dentals (<nh, th, d>) are not allowed. Vowel hiatus is. | ||