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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
Cápa uses the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, with tone, stress and length(of a sound) marked by diacritics. These diacritics are mostly based on the [[w:Portuguese language#Orthography|Portuguese alphabet]], with ⟨á⟩ and ⟨à⟩ indicating rising and falling tone respectively, and ⟨â⟩ indicating | Cápa uses the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, with tone, stress and length(of a sound) marked by diacritics. These diacritics are mostly based on the [[w:Portuguese language#Orthography|Portuguese alphabet]], with ⟨á⟩ and ⟨à⟩ indicating rising and falling tone respectively, and ⟨â⟩ indicating high tone, ⟨ǎ⟩ indicating low tone and ⟨ā⟩ indicating a lengthened allophone. | ||
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! !! Diacritics | ! !! Diacritics | ||
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| '''ā · ē · ī · ō · ū''' | | '''ā · ē · ī · ō · ū''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! High | ||
| '''â · ê · î · ô · û''' | | '''â · ê · î · ô · û''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Rising | ! Low | ||
| '''ǎ · ě · ǐ · ǒ · ǔ''' | |||
|- | |||
! Rising | |||
| '''á · é · í · ó · ú''' | | '''á · é · í · ó · ú''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Falling | ! Falling | ||
| '''à · è · ì · ò · ù''' | | '''à · è · ì · ò · ù''' | ||
|} | |} |
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