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Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
The vowels written with an acute accent can be analyzed as long vowels or tense vowels; one or more of both pronunciations may be realized simultaneously.
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | í /i(ː)/ | [ɨ] | ú /u(ː)/ | ||
| Near-close | i /ɪ/ | u /ʊ/ | |||
| Close-mid | é /e(ː)/ | [ɘ] | ó /o(ː)/ | ||
| Mid | |||||
| Open-mid | e /ɛ/ | [ɜ] | o /ɔ/ | ||
| Near-open | |||||
| Open | a /ä/ | á /ɒ(ː)/ |
Front vowels /i e ɛ/ are centralized to [ɨ ɘ ɜ] after pharyngealized or uvular consonants.
Vowels are nasalized before /ʕ/, /ħ/ and /ʁ/.
Stress
In native words primary stress can only fall on the ultimate, or less commonly the penultimate syllable.