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Furthermore, stress is marked by the acute accent. | Furthermore, stress is marked by the acute accent. | ||
===Vowels=== | |||
The Proto-Tenarian vowel system is reconstructed as having been very similar to the system encountered in Valian, but lacking length distinctions and ''ë''. | |||
{| class="bluetable" | |||
|+Valian vowel phonemes | |||
! rowspan=2| | |||
! colspan=2| [[w:Front vowel|Front]] | |||
! colspan=2| [[w:Back vowel|Back]] | |||
|- | |||
!<small>[[w:Unrounded vowel|Unrounded]]</small> | |||
!<small>[[w:Rounded vowel|Rounded]]</small> | |||
!<small>[[w:Unrounded vowel|Unrounded]]</small> | |||
!<small>[[w:Rounded vowel|Rounded]]</small> | |||
|- align=center | |||
! [[w:Close vowel|Close]] | |||
| i | |||
| ü | |||
| | |||
| u | |||
|- align=center | |||
! [[w:Mid vowel|Mid]] | |||
| e | |||
| ö | |||
| | |||
| o | |||
|- align=center | |||
! [[w:Open vowel|Open]] | |||
| ä a<sup>1</sup> | |||
| | |||
| a | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
1. <sup>1</sup> As the phonetic value of ''a'' has yet to be determined with certainty it is here included in both front and back vowels. | |||