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Glottal reinforcement | Glottal reinforcement | ||
'''a e/ě i/y o u aa/ar ee/er ij/ei oo/or uu eu/ui ie/ir oe/ur ou r rr''' /a ɛ ɪ ɔ (Japanese u) ɑː(ɹ) ɛː(ɹ) ɪj~ɛɪ ɔː(ɹ) (Japanese ū) øː eː(ɹ) oː(ɹ) əʊ ə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)/ | '''a e/ě i/y o u aa/ar ee/er/ěr ij/ei oo/or uu eu/ui ie/ir oe/ur ou r rr''' /a ɛ ɪ ɔ (Japanese u) ɑː(ɹ) ɛː(ɹ) ɪj~ɛɪ ɔː(ɹ) (Japanese ū) øː eː(ɹ) oː(ɹ) əʊ ə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)/ | ||
'''ъ ь''' = devoiced u/i | '''ъ ь''' = devoiced u/i | ||
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Long vowels take two morae; downstep as in Japanese | Long vowels take two morae; downstep as in Japanese | ||
===Historically hard-soft vowel pairs=== | |||
*Hard y ~ soft i | |||
*Hard u ~ soft i | |||
*Hard a ~ soft ě | |||
*Hard o ~ soft ě |
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