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<small>'' * Although it only appears in Hungarian or German loanwords, it is often written down, so people that write the language consider it a native sound. It is considered more of a marginal phoneme.'' </small> | <small>'' * Although it only appears in Hungarian or German loanwords, it is often written down using "ö", so people that write the language consider it a native sound. It is considered more of a marginal phoneme.'' </small> | ||
Although Grekelin does have diphthongs, they appear rarely and usually merge into one vowel when realized. Most of these diphthongs are '''not''' inherited from Greek directly, but developed on their own over the centuries. | |||
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|+ Diphthongs in Grekelin | |||
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! Written diphthong !! Common realization !! Example | |||
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| ai /ɑi̯/ || [ɑː] || fair [fɑːr̩] (Just person) | |||
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| oi /oi̯/ || [y] || anoigyo [aˈnyɟo] (I open) | |||
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| ui /ui̯/ || [uː] || fui [fuː] (Child) | |||
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| eu /ɛu̯/ || [ɛv] || euckola [ˈevkoɫa] (Easily) | |||
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| au /ɑu̯/ || [ɑv] or [aw] || gaunna [ˈgawna] (Tall mountain) | |||
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Grekelin does not favor consonant clusters, often using metathesis to break them apart. The only exception are affricates since they are considered a single sound in Grekelin. | |||
Although not written, the final consonant (If the word ends with a consonant) always becomes devoiced in colluquial speech. | |||
==Alphabet and Orthography== | ==Alphabet and Orthography== | ||