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*[ɛ] and [ɔ] are unstressed allophones of /ɪ/ or /a/ and /ʊ/ or /a/ respectively | *[ɛ] and [ɔ] are unstressed allophones of /ɪ/ or /a/ and /ʊ/ or /a/ respectively. | ||
*/ɪ/, /ʊ/, and /a/ are realized as [j], [w], and [ʔ̞] postvocalically | **The conditions in which unstressed /a/ becomes [ɛ] or [ɔ] varies by region. | ||
***In standard Knrawi [ɛ] is the realization adjacent to coronal and glottal consonants or when the previous vowel is [ɔ], and [ɔ] is the realization otherwise. | |||
***In Royal Knrawi unstressed /a/ is instead realized as [ə] in all environments. | |||
*/ɪ/, /ʊ/, and /a/ are realized as [j], [w], and [ʔ̞] postvocalically (not including syllabic consonants). | |||
**In some regions this also applies across word boundaries. | |||
*Epenthetic [ə] is placed between | *Epenthetic [ə] is placed between | ||
**voiceless consonants and /h/ or /x̠/ | **voiceless consonants and /h/ or /x̠/ (except /hh/ and /x̠x̠/). | ||
***In standard Knrawi an exception is / | ***In standard Knrawi an exception is /hx̠/ and /x̠h/ clusters. | ||
**aspirated consonants and non-nasal consonants | **aspirated consonants and non-nasal consonants. | ||
**C₁CC₁, #CC₁, and C₁C# clusters with the C₁ being less sonorous than C (not including syllabic consonants) | **C₁CC₁, #CC₁, and C₁C# clusters with the C₁ being less sonorous than C (not including syllabic consonants). | ||
*In some regions, | |||
**Unstressed /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ are realized as [e] and [o] (with /a/ still having [ɛ] and [ɔ] realizations). | |||
**Stressed /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ are realized as [i] and [u] or [ə] and [u]. | |||
**[ɛ] and [ɔ] are realized as [e̞] and [o̞]. | |||
===Pitch accent=== | ===Pitch accent=== | ||