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** voiceless lamino-palatal stop: c (written ''c'') | ** voiceless lamino-palatal stop: c (written ''c'') | ||
** voiceless choanal stop: {{qeth}} (written ''q'') | ** voiceless choanal stop: {{qeth}} (written ''q'') | ||
* | * 15 vowels: ''i ị e ẹ a'' /ï ɪ̈ ë ɛ̈ ä/ + ''in ịn en...'' nasalized counterparts + ''ix ịx ex...'' creaky counterparts | ||
** archiphoneme ''ă'' (shva na3, by default /ä/) | |||
*diphthongs ''ia ua'' /i:a u:a/ | *diphthongs ''ia ua'' /i:a u:a/ | ||
* 6 pitch accent patterns (level, rising, falling, falling-rising, rising-falling, one like Swedish tone 2 | * 6 pitch accent patterns (level, rising, falling, falling-rising, rising-falling, one like Swedish tone 2) | ||
* There is a three way length distinction as well, in both consonants and vowels. | * There is a three way length distinction as well, in both consonants and vowels. | ||
** Short, long and overlong vowels are written ''ă a aa'' | ** Short, long and overlong vowels are written ''ă a aa'' |
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