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*''piha'' /piʔa/ = [ˈpɨʔa] | *''piha'' /piʔa/ = [ˈpɨʔa] | ||
==== Lowering of /i/ and /u/ ==== | |||
<u>/i/ and /u/ are lowered preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants:</u> | <u>/i/ and /u/ are lowered preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants:</u> | ||
*''sintu'' /si<sup>n</sup>tu/ = [ˈsɛ.<sup>n</sup>tu] | *''sintu'' /si<sup>n</sup>tu/ = [ˈsɛ.<sup>n</sup>tu] | ||
*''hunga'' /ʔuŋa/ = [ˈʔɔ. ŋa] | *''hunga'' /ʔuŋa/ = [ˈʔɔ. ŋa] | ||
==== Labio-Velar Fortition ==== | |||
<u>/w/ is fortifies to [g<sup>w</sup>] in stressed onset positions preceding /u/ and to [v] intervocalically when the preceding syllable is unstressed.</u> | <u>/w/ is fortifies to [g<sup>w</sup>] in stressed onset positions preceding /u/ and to [v] intervocalically when the preceding syllable is unstressed.</u> | ||
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**''hawi'' /ʔawi/ = [ˈʔa.wi], not *[ˈʔa.vi] | **''hawi'' /ʔawi/ = [ˈʔa.wi], not *[ˈʔa.vi] | ||
==== /a/ Reduction ==== | |||
<u>/a/ is reduced to /ə/ in word final syllables if the preceding syllable is unstressed.</u> | <u>/a/ is reduced to /ə/ in word final syllables if the preceding syllable is unstressed.</u> | ||