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===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
The orthography of Gutish is quite regular to its phonology; indeed, there are very few exceptions – four, in fact: | |||
# The letter ‹n› is used before ‹g› or ‹k› to indicate the velar nasal [ŋ]. Specifically, ‹ng› is [ŋg] and ‹nk› is [ŋk]. (E.g. ''drinkna'' [driŋk.na] ‘to drink’.) | |||
# In combinations where ‹ng› is followed by another nasal consonant, [g] is elided in speech: ‹ngm› is [ŋm] and ‹ngn› is [ŋn]. (E.g. ''gangna'' [gaŋ.na] ‘to go’; not **[gaŋg.na].) | |||
# The diphthong ‹eu› is realized as [ɛu̯] (rather than the expected [e̞u̯]). (E.g. ''sneugna'' [snɛu̯g.na] ‘to snow’.) | |||
# The diphthong ‹øu› is realized as [œy̑] (rather than the expected [ø̞u̯]). | |||
Stress is indicated in the standard orthography with an acute accent only if: | |||
# The stress is not on the first syllable, and | |||
# the stressed syllable is a short vowel. (Long vowels cannot be unstressed, though they may sometimes take secondary stress.) | |||
For example, ''fergúne'' ‘mountain’, but ''garǣts'' ‘correct’. | |||
===Alternative Writing Systems=== | ===Alternative Writing Systems=== | ||