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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
High {{PAGENAME}} has a large consonant inventory of | High {{PAGENAME}} has a large consonant inventory of 31 consonants: | ||
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|+ '''Consonant phonemes in High {{PAGENAME}}''' | |+ '''Consonant phonemes in High {{PAGENAME}}''' | ||
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! |<small>ejective</small> | ! |<small>ejective</small> | ||
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| '''t'''' /tʼ/ | | '''t'''' /tʼ/ | ||
| '''tl'''' | | '''tl'''' | ||
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====Other notes==== | ====Other notes==== | ||
All consonants are long, compared to English and other Sowaázh dialects: with plain stops the hold is longer, with aspirated stops the aspiration is longer, and with affricates the frication is longer. The voice onset time of the aspirated and ejective stops is twice as long as that found in most other languages. | All consonants are long, compared to English and other Sowaázh dialects: with plain stops the hold is longer, with aspirated stops the aspiration is longer, and with affricates the frication is longer. The voice onset time of the aspirated and ejective stops is twice as long as that found in most other languages. | ||