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[[File:WistanianZoratinFlower gold.png|thumb|right|The Wistanian symbol of peace, modelled after the ''zoraddin'' flower.]] | [[File:WistanianZoratinFlower gold.png|thumb|right|The Wistanian symbol of peace, modelled after the ''zoraddin'' flower.]] | ||
The consonants are as follows (allophones are in | The consonants are as follows (allophones are in parentheses): | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | n | | style="text-align: center;" | n | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | (ŋ)<sup>2</sup> | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | z | | style="text-align: center;" | z | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | ʒ | | style="text-align: center;" | ʒ | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | (ɣ)<sup>3</sup> | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | ɦ | | style="text-align: center;" | ɦ | ||
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# n > ŋ / _[velar] | # n > ŋ / _[velar] | ||
# ɦ > ɣ / #_, [stress]_ | # ɦ > ɣ / #_, [stress]_ | ||
# | # [w] is spoken in emphasized or slow speech, while [βʷ] is spoken in quick speech. In the Western Dialect, it is always pronounced as [w]. | ||
# | # [r] is spoken in emphasized or slow speech, while [ɾ] is spoken in quick speech. In some words, the trilled is preferred even in quick speech; for example, '''ggarauni''' (large) is almost always pronounced [kəˈrɑni]. | ||
====Vowels==== | ====Vowels==== | ||
The vowels are as follows (allophones in | The vowels are as follows (allophones in parentheses): | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | High | ! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | High | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | i | | style="text-align: center;" | i (ɪ)<sup>1</sup> | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | ɯ | | style="text-align: center;" | ɯ (u)<sup>2</sup> | ||
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! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Mid | ! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Mid | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | e | | style="text-align: center;" | e | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | (ə)<sup>1</sup> | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | a | | style="text-align: center;" | a | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | ɑ | | style="text-align: center;" | ɑ (ɒ)<sup>2</sup> | ||
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| colspan="4" | '''Diphthong''': ai̯ | | colspan="4" | '''Diphthong''': ai̯ | ||