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===Sandhi=== | ===Sandhi=== | ||
There is a small Sandhi factor to Buerkaans which occurs with the voicing of the last letter of a word in relationship to the phoneme that begins the word after it. This only occurs when a Stop is the last letter of a word, and is followed by an near, mid, or fully-open vowel quality in the next word. If the Stop is not already voiced, it becomes so. In | There is a small Sandhi factor to Buerkaans which occurs with the voicing of the last letter of a word in relationship to the phoneme that begins the word after it. This only occurs when a Stop is the last letter of a word, and is followed by an near, mid, or fully-open vowel quality in the next word. If the Stop is not already voiced, it becomes so. In Buerkaans, this means that the letters ''P~B'', ''T~D'', and ''K'' are all affected when the next word starts with an ''A'', ''E'', or ''O''. (This rule does not apply to di/trigraphs) The only sound excepted from this function is /ʌ/, which only occurs after ''R'' and ''D'', and therefore cannot appear on its own. | ||
This does not change the already voiced stops, but means that there must always be a voiced stop before an open vowel between words: | This does not change the already voiced stops, but means that there must always be a voiced stop before an open vowel between words: | ||
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{{Gloss | {{Gloss | ||
| phrase = jep, | | phrase = jep, oemkï anaars is hyr | ||
| IPA = /'jɛ'''b'''‿'''ˈo:'''m.ki: 'an.a:rs 'ɨs 'həi̯r/ | | IPA = /'jɛ'''b'''‿'''ˈo:'''m.ki: 'an.a:rs 'ɨs 'həi̯r/ | ||
| translation = yep, uncle Ánaars is here | | translation = yep, uncle Ánaars is here | ||