Modern Crimean Gothic: Difference between revisions

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! Nasal
! Nasal
| m ||  || n ||  || ŋ
| m ||  || n ||  ||
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! Plosive
! Plosive
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*In loanwords only
*In loanwords only


The vowel inventory of Gutisch is rather small for a Germanic language: it hosts only six different kinds of vowels, five of which can be lengthened.
The vowel inventory of Modern Gothic is rather atypical for a Germanic language, lacking the front rounded vowels of many of its cousins.


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! Close
! Close
| i iː ||  || u
| ɪ iː ||  || ʊ
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! Mid
! Mid
| e eː || ə* || ɔ ɔː
| ɛ eː || ə* || ɔ
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! Open
! Open
| || a ||  
| || a ||  
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