Brytho-Hellenic: Difference between revisions

Llyn (talk | contribs)
Llyn (talk | contribs)
Line 58: Line 58:
|-
|-
|e
|e
|[ɛ] / [e]
|[ɛ]
|it can pronounced either open or closed, but it doesn't affect the meaning
|it is always pronounced open
|-
|-
|f
|f
Line 130: Line 130:
|-
|-
|y
|y
|[i] / [ǝ] / [j]
|[i] / [ǝ] / [e] / [j]
|in monosyllabic words it is read as [i], in polysyllabic words it is read [i] if in the last syllable, otherwise [ǝ]; often it is read [j] if precedes or follows another vowel
|in monosyllabic words it is read as [i], in polysyllabic words it is read [i] if in the last syllable, otherwise [ǝ]; often it is read [j] if precedes or follows another vowel; in the North-East the speakers pronounce it [e] in the positions where it should be pronounced [ǝ]
|}
|}