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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Adamic has a basic 3 vowel system with length distinction | Adamic has a basic 3 vowel system with length distinction yielding 18 units of monophthongs, diphthongs, and long dipthongs. Alternatively, in the poetic register, diphthongs may become monophthongs by introducing the new qualities of /e/, /o/ and /ɨ/~/ʉ/, thus resulting in 6 qualities and 36 vocalic units as a whole. | ||
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ūi = ý | ūi = ý | ||
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! style="text-align: left;" | [[w:Short vowel|Short]] | |||
|[[w:Close front unrounded vowel|i]] | |||
|[[w:Open front central vowel|a]] | |||
|[[w:Close back rounded vowel|u]] | |||
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! style="text-align: left;" | [[w:Long vowel|Long]] | |||
|[[w:Close front unrounded vowel|iː]] | |||
|[[w:Open front central vowel|aː]] | |||
|[[w:Close back rounded vowel|uː]] | |||
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|+Common<br />Diphthongs | |||
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! style="text-align: left;" | [[w:Short vowel|Short]] | |||
|[[w:Close front unrounded vowel|<span style="color:red">u̯i</span>]] | |||
|[[w:Open front unrounded vowel|i̯a]] [[w:Open front unrounded vowel|u̯a]] | |||
|[[w:Close back rounded vowel|<span style="color:blue">i̯u</span>]] | |||
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! style="text-align: left;" | [[w:Long vowel|Long]] | |||
|{{ref|3|3}}[[w:Close front unrounded vowel|<span style="color:red">iu̯</span>]] | |||
|[[w:Open front unrounded vowel|ai̯]] [[w:Open front unrounded vowel|au̯]] | |||
|{{ref|3|3}}[[w:Close back rounded vowel|<span style="color:blue">ui̯</span>]] | |||
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! style="text-align: left;" | [[w:Short vowel|Short]] | |||
|[[w:Close front unrounded vowel|<span style="color:red">u̯iː</span>]] | |||
|[[w:Open front unrounded vowel|i̯aː]] [[w:Open front unrounded vowel|u̯aː]] | |||
|[[w:Close back rounded vowel|<span style="color:blue">i̯uː</span>]] | |||
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! style="text-align: left;" | [[w:Long vowel|Long]] | |||
|{{ref|3|3}}[[w:Close front unrounded vowel|<span style="color:red">iːu̯</span>]] | |||
|[[w:Open front unrounded vowel|aːi̯]] [[w:Open front unrounded vowel|aːu̯]] | |||
|{{ref|3|3}}[[w:Close back rounded vowel|<span style="color:blue">uːi̯</span>]] | |||
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