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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Schleicher's vowels show contrasts in height (±high) and backness (±back). There are also two series of short and long diphthongs based on the short vowels; a lengthened a (â) is treated as a diphthong. | Schleicher's vowels show contrasts in height (±high) and backness (±back). There are also two series of short and long diphthongs based on the short vowels; a lengthened a (â) is treated as a diphthong. | ||
===Consonants=== | |||
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! style="width: 68px; " |Bilabial | |||
! style="width: 68px; " |Dental | |||
! style="width: 68px; " |Retroflex | |||
! style="width: 68px; " |Palatal | |||
! style="width: 68px; " |Velar | |||
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! style="" |Nasal Stop | |||
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| n | |||
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! style="" |Oral Stop | |||
| p b bʱ <bh> | |||
| t d dʱ <dh> | |||
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| k ɡ ɡʱ <gh> | |||
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! style="" |Fricative | |||
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! style="" |Approximant | |||
| w <v> | |||
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| ɻ <r> | |||
| j | |||
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===Historical phonology=== | ===Historical phonology=== | ||