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There are three possible nuclei: /a/, /ə/ and zero. The nuclei display a range of different realizations depending on the phonetic environment: | There are three possible nuclei: /a/, /ə/ and zero. The nuclei display a range of different realizations depending on the phonetic environment: | ||
*/a/ is realized as: | */a/ is realized as: | ||
**/ɑ/ after a broad labialized consonant | |||
**/æ/ after a slender consonant that is not a retroflex | |||
**/a/ otherwise | |||
*/ə/ is realized as: | */ə/ is realized as: | ||
**/ɔ/ after a broad labialized consonant | |||
**/e/ after a slender consonant that is not a retroflex | |||
**/ə/ otherwise | |||
*Zero nucleus is realized as: | *Zero nucleus is realized as: | ||
**/u/ if the medial is /w/ | **/u/ if the medial is /w/ | ||