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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
PAA
Lax An used a six-vowel system which consisted of the short vowels 'a' or /æ/, 'i' or /ɪ/, and 'u' or /ʌ/, as well as the long vowels 'aa' or /eɪ/
 
a six-vowel system which consists of short /a/, /i/, /u/ and long /aa/, /ii/, /uu/;
a six-vowel system which consists of short /a/, /i/, /u/ and long /aa/, /ii/, /uu/;
voiced and voiceless pharyngeal fricatives;
voiced and voiceless pharyngeal fricatives;
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use of semivowels /w/ and /j/ in the role of consonants.
use of semivowels /w/ and /j/ in the role of consonants.


====Monophthongs====
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+Monophthongs
|-
! *** !! Front !! Near-Front !! Central !! Near-Back !! Back
|-
| '''Close''' || || || || ||
|-
| '''Near-Close''' || || ɪ || || ||
|-
|-
! !! colspan="2" | Front !! colspan="2" | Near-Front !! colspan="2" | Central !! colspan="2" | Near-Back !! colspan="2" | Back
| '''Close-Mid''' || || || || ||  
|-
|-
! !! Short !! Long !! Short !! Long !! Short !! Long !! Short !! Long !! Short !! Long
| '''Mid''' || || || || ||
|-
|-
| '''Close''' || i || iː || || || || || || || u || uː
| '''Open-Mid''' || || || || ||  
|-
|-
| '''Mid''' || (e) || (eː) || || || || əː|| || || o || oː
| '''Near-Open''' || æ || || || ||
|-
|-
| '''Open''' || || || || || a || aː || || || ||
| '''Open''' || || || || ||  
|}
|}


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