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== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
Each dialect has the exact same number of phonemes, as their only phonological differences are phoneme pronunciation, except for Duskel where the Lanikel phonemes /ɲ̩ j̩̃/ (Kliqel phonemes /ɲ̩ ɲ̩ʷ/) merge with Duskel's /c ʂʼ/ phonemes, respectively. They do not differ in allophony or phonotactics. | Each dialect has the exact same number of phonemes, as their only phonological differences are phoneme pronunciation, except for Duskel where the Lanikel phonemes /əː ɲ̩ j̩̃/ (Kliqel phonemes /ɛː ɲ̩ ɲ̩ʷ/) merge with Duskel's /ɯ̰̤̃́ːː c ʂʼ/ phonemes, respectively. They do not differ in allophony or phonotactics. | ||
=== Pitch Accent === | === Pitch Accent === | ||
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The consonants /ɱ n ɲ ŋ v ð z ʒ w l j w̃ l̃ j̃ ɾ ʀ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels. | All consonants can be long except for /ɾ/. The consonants /ɱ n ɲ ŋ v ð z ʒ w l j w̃ l̃ j̃ ɾ ʀ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | ! | ||
! | !Front | ||
! | !Near-Front | ||
! | !Near-Back | ||
! | !Back | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Close | !Close | ||
|i | |i | ||
|ɪ | |ɪ | ||
|ʊ | |ʊ | ||
|u | |u | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Mid | !Mid | ||
|e | |e | ||
|ə | |ə | ||
|ʌ | |ʌ | ||
|o | |o | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Open | !Open | ||
|a | |a | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|ɑ | |ɑ | ||
|} | |} | ||
All vowels can be long. | |||
=== Kliqel Inventory === | === Kliqel Inventory === | ||
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The consonants /m n ɲ ɴ mʷ nʷ ɲʷ β ð z ʝ w l j ɾ ʀ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels. | All consonants can be long except for /ɾ/. The consonants /m n ɲ ɴ mʷ nʷ ɲʷ β ð z ʝ w l j ɾ ʀ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! rowspan=" | ! rowspan="2" | | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" |Front | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="2" |Back | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Unrounded | ||
! | !Rounded | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Close | !Close | ||
|i | |i | ||
|ɯ | |ɯ | ||
|u | |u | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Close-Mid | !Close-Mid | ||
|e | |e | ||
|ɤ | |ɤ | ||
|o | |o | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Open-Mid | !Open-Mid | ||
|ɛ | |ɛ | ||
| | | | ||
|ɔ | |ɔ | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Open | !Open | ||
|a | |a | ||
| | | | ||
|ɑ | |ɑ | ||
|} | |} | ||
All vowels can be long. | |||
=== Duskel Inventory === | === Duskel Inventory === | ||
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The consonants /m ɳ ɢ ɟ β z ʐ ɣ ʝ ɭ j ɰ r ɽ ɹ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels. | All consonants can be long except for /r/. The consonants /m ɳ ɢ ɟ β z ʐ ɣ ʝ ɭ j ɰ r ɽ ɹ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! rowspan=" | ! rowspan="2" | | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" |Front | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" |Central | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="2" |Back | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Unrounded | ||
! | !Rounded | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Nasal | !Nasal | ||
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|ɯ̰̤̃́ːː | |||
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|- | |- | ||
!High | !High | ||
|ɪ | |ɪ | ||
|ə | |ə | ||
|ɯ | |ɯ | ||
|ʊ | |ʊ | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Mid | !Mid | ||
|ɛ | |ɛ | ||
|œ | |œ | ||
|ʌ | |ʌ | ||
|ɔ | |ɔ | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Low | !Low | ||
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|ɑ | |ɑ | ||
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|} | |} | ||
All vowels can be long except for /ɯ̰̤̃́ːː/. | |||
=== Romanizations === | === Romanizations === | ||