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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Lax An used a six-vowel system which consisted of the short vowels 'a' or /æ/, 'i' or /ɪ/, and 'u' or /ʌ/, as well as the long vowels 'aa' or /eɪ/ | |||
a six-vowel system which consists of short /a/, /i/, /u/ and long /aa/, /ii/, /uu/; | a six-vowel system which consists of short /a/, /i/, /u/ and long /aa/, /ii/, /uu/; | ||
voiced and voiceless pharyngeal fricatives; | voiced and voiceless pharyngeal fricatives; | ||
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use of semivowels /w/ and /j/ in the role of consonants. | use of semivowels /w/ and /j/ in the role of consonants. | ||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" | |||
{| class="wikitable | |+Monophthongs | ||
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! *** !! Front !! Near-Front !! Central !! Near-Back !! Back | |||
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| '''Close''' || || || || || | |||
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| '''Near-Close''' || || ɪ || || || | |||
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| '''Close-Mid''' || || || || || | |||
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| '''Mid''' || || || || || | |||
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| ''' | | '''Open-Mid''' || || || || || | ||
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| ''' | | '''Near-Open''' || æ || || || || | ||
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| '''Open''' || | | '''Open''' || || || || || | ||
|} | |} | ||
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