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==== Lowering | ==== Lowering ==== | ||
/i/ and /u/ are lowered to [ɛ] and [ɔ], respectively, when preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants: | /i/ and /u/ are lowered to [ɛ] and [ɔ], respectively, when preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants: | ||
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|/i/ → [ɛ] | |||
|/h'''i'''ⁿtu/ → [h'''ɛ'''ˈⁿtu], /tatinu/ → [t͡ʃa.dɛˈnu] | |||
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|/u/ → [ɔ] | |||
|/ʔ'''u'''ŋa/ → [ʔ'''ɔ'''ˈŋa], /kumaki/ → [kɔ.maˈgi] | |||
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==== Labio-Velar Fortition ==== | ==== Labio-Velar Fortition ==== |
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