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* Gothevian lacks a phonemic length distinction, but vowels in stressed syllables may allophonically be slightly lengthened. | * Gothevian lacks a phonemic length distinction, but vowels in stressed syllables may allophonically be slightly lengthened. | ||
* Mid vowels /e, o/ are mostly [[w:mid vowel|true-mid]] [e̞, o̞]. They may be allophonically pronounced closer to open-mid [e, o] in the vicinity of open vowels /i, u/, or closer to open-mid [ɛ, ɔ] in the vicinity of central vowels /a, ɨ/. | * Mid vowels /e, o/ are mostly [[w:mid vowel|true-mid]] [e̞, o̞]. They may be allophonically pronounced closer to open-mid [e, o] in the vicinity of open vowels /i, u/, or closer to open-mid [ɛ, ɔ] in the vicinity of central vowels /a, ɨ/. | ||
* /o/ consistently | * /o/ consistently unrounds to [ɤ̞] when near [w]. This behavior rarely applies to /u/ however. | ||
* The open vowel /a/ is [[w:Central vowel|true-central]] [ä]. | * The open vowel /a/ is [[w:Central vowel|true-central]] [ä]. | ||
* The non-open central vowel (notated here on out as /ɨ/) takes on a couple of realizations. In stressed positions it is commonly [ɨ]. In unstressed positions it is either also [ɨ], [ə], or, particularly in eastern and far-western dialects, [ɐ]. | * The non-open central vowel (notated here on out as /ɨ/) takes on a couple of realizations. In stressed positions it is commonly [ɨ]. In unstressed positions it is either also [ɨ], [ə], or, particularly in eastern and far-western dialects, [ɐ]. | ||