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=== Allophonic Variation [WIP] === | === Allophonic Variation [WIP] === | ||
Nonprenasalized and nongeminated consonants that occur intervocalically are voiced if the preceding syllable is unstressed. | |||
/upaki/ = [ˈu.pa.gi], but /upa<sup>n</sup>ki / = [ ˈu.pɛ.<sup>n</sup>ki]; /ŋotasa/ = [ˈŋo.ta.zə], but /ŋotasːa/ = [ˈŋo.taˌsːa] | /upaki/ = [ˈu.pa.gi], but /upa<sup>n</sup>ki / = [ ˈu.pɛ.<sup>n</sup>ki]; /ŋotasa/ = [ˈŋo.ta.zə], but /ŋotasːa/ = [ˈŋo.taˌsːa] | ||
Vowels preceding /ʔ/ are centralized. | Vowels preceding /ʔ/ are centralized. /a/ is both centralized and raised to [ɐ] | ||
/ʃanuʔa/ = [ˈʃa.nʉ.ʔə], /saʔamu/ = [ | /ʃanuʔa/ = [ˈʃa.nʉ.ʔə], /saʔamu/ = [sɐˈʔamu]; /piʔa/ = [ˈpɨʔa] | ||
/i/ and /u/ are lowered preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants. | /i/ and /u/ are lowered preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants. | ||
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/w/ is realized as [ʋ] intervocalically. | /w/ is realized as [ʋ] intervocalically. | ||
/ŋisatawu/ = [ŋiˈsa.ta.ʋu] | /ŋisatawu/ = [ŋiˈsa.ta.ʋu] | ||
/a/ is reduced to /ə/ in word final syllables if the preceding syllable is unstressed. | |||
/u<sup>ŋ</sup>kula/ = [ˈɔ.<sup>ŋ</sup>ku.lə] | |||
=== Phonotactics === | === Phonotactics === |
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