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***In standard Knrawi [ɛ] is the realization adjacent to coronal and glottal consonants or when the previous vowel is [ɔ], and [ɔ] is the realization otherwise. | ***In standard Knrawi [ɛ] is the realization adjacent to coronal and glottal consonants or when the previous vowel is [ɔ], and [ɔ] is the realization otherwise. | ||
***In Royal Knrawi unstressed /a/ is instead realized as [ə] in all environments. | ***In Royal Knrawi unstressed /a/ is instead realized as [ə] in all environments. | ||
*/ɪ/, /ʊ/, and /a/ are realized as [j], [w], and [ʔ̞] postvocalically | */ɪ/, /ʊ/, and /a/ are realized as [j], [w], and [ʔ̞] postvocalically. | ||
**In most regions this does not apply after syllabic consonants. | |||
**In some regions this also applies across word boundaries. | **In some regions this also applies across word boundaries. | ||
*Epenthetic [ə] is placed between | *Epenthetic [ə] is placed between | ||
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***In standard Knrawi an exception is /hx̠/ and /x̠h/ clusters. | ***In standard Knrawi an exception is /hx̠/ and /x̠h/ clusters. | ||
**aspirated consonants and non-nasal consonants. | **aspirated consonants and non-nasal consonants. | ||
**C₁CC₁, #CC₁, and C₁C# clusters with the C₁ being less sonorous than C ( | **C₁CC₁, #CC₁, and C₁C# clusters with the C₁ being less sonorous than C (unless is syllabic). | ||
*In some regions, | *In some regions, | ||
**Unstressed /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ are realized as [e] and [o] (with /a/ still having [ɛ] and [ɔ] realizations). | **Unstressed /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ are realized as [e] and [o] (with /a/ still having [ɛ] and [ɔ] realizations). | ||