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== Orthography == | == Orthography == | ||
word initially lenition is marked with a dot; non-initially unlenited consonants are | word initially lenition is marked with a dot; non-initially unlenited consonants are | ||
* p | * p pz t tz c cz for /b b' d d' g g'/ and pp ppz tt ttz cc ccz for /p p' t t' k k'/ | ||
z works like the Cyrillic soft sign | |||
ch | ch chz th for /x ç h/ | ||
gn for slender ng | gn for slender ng | ||
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m̂ m b for m mh bh | m̂ m b for m mh bh | ||
non initial m is mm, non initial mh is m | |||
Vowels are written more phonetically than in our Irish, diphthongs written out with aij au for /aj aw/ etc. | Vowels are written more phonetically than in our Irish, diphthongs written out with aij au for /aj aw/ etc. | ||
* â ê î ô û îe w (/uə/ from "uu") for long vowels (æ for non-palatalizing ê and ao(i)) | * â ê î ô û îe w (/uə/ from "uu") for long vowels (æ, y for non-palatalizing ê and ao(i)) | ||
* schwa is ''æ'' at least word-finally except in short function words where it's ''o'' | * schwa is ''æ'' at least word-finally except in short function words where it's ''o'' | ||
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