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** Example: "кол" /kol/ ("stone") | ** Example: "кол" /kol/ ("stone") | ||
* Neutral Vowels: | * Neutral Vowels: | ||
** Neutral vowels like | ** Neutral vowels like ë /ɤ/ can appear in words with either front or back vowels. | ||
** Example: " | ** Example: "ëй" /ɤj/ ("new") | ||
This structure ensures that the vowels in a word harmonize in terms of their frontness/backness and rounding, while the presence of neutral vowels (like '' | This structure ensures that the vowels in a word harmonize in terms of their frontness/backness and rounding, while the presence of neutral vowels (like ''ë'' /ɤ/) allows for flexibility within words. | ||
== '''Vocabulary''' == | == '''Vocabulary''' == | ||