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The term for vowel is ''camiyāṃsa'', from ''cami'' (great, large, important) and ''yāṃsa'' (sound), as these sounds are necessary in building syllables. | The term for vowel is ''camiyāṃsa'', from ''cami'' (great, large, important) and ''yāṃsa'' (sound), as these sounds are necessary in building syllables. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan=2 | → Backness <br/> ↓ Height !! Front !! Central !! Back | ! colspan=2 | → Backness <br/> ↓ Height !! Front !! Central !! Back | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan=2 | High !! <small>Oral</small> | ! rowspan=2 | High !! <small>Oral</small> | ||
| i iː || || u uː | | '''''i''''' i<br/>'''''ī''''' iː || || '''''u''''' u<br/>'''''ū''''' uː | ||
|- | |- | ||
! <small>Br.-voiced</small> | ! <small>Br.-voiced</small> | ||
| i̤ || || ṳ | | '''''į''''' i̤ || || '''''ų''''' ṳ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan=2 | High-mid !! <small>Oral</small> | ! rowspan=2 | High-mid !! <small>Oral</small> | ||
| e eː || || | | '''''e''''' e<br/>'''''ē''''' eː || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! <small>Br.-voiced</small> | ! <small>Br.-voiced</small> | ||
| e̤ || || | | '''''ę''''' e̤ || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan=2 | Low-mid | ! colspan=2 | Low-mid | ||
| ɛ ɛː || || ɔ | | '''''æ''''' ɛ<br/>'''''ǣ''''' ɛː || || '''''o-å'''''<sup><small>1</small></sup> ɔ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan=2 | Low !! <small>Oral</small> | ! rowspan=2 | Low !! <small>Oral</small> | ||
| || a aː || | | || '''''a''''' a<br/>'''''ā''''' aː || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! <small>Br.-voiced</small> | ! <small>Br.-voiced</small> | ||
| || || ɑ̤ | | || || '''''ą''''' ɑ̤ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan=2 | Diphthongs !! <small>Oral</small> | ! rowspan=2 | Diphthongs !! <small>Oral</small> | ||
| aɪ̯ eɪ̯ || ɔə̯ || aʊ̯ | | '''''ai''''' aɪ̯<br/>'''''ei''''' eɪ̯ || '''''oe''''' ɔə̯ || '''''au''''' aʊ̯ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! <small>Br.-voiced</small> | ! <small>Br.-voiced</small> | ||
| a̤ɪ̯ e̤ɪ̯ || || a̤ʊ̯ | | '''''ąi''''' a̤ɪ̯<br/>'''''ęi''''' e̤ɪ̯ || || '''''ąu''''' a̤ʊ̯ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan=2 | Syllabic consonants | ! colspan=2 | Syllabic consonants | ||
| | | | colspan=3 | '''''ṛ''''' ʀ̩<br/>'''''ṝ''''' ʀ̩ː | ||
|} | |} | ||
Table notes: | |||
# In modern Chlouvānem, the distinction between '''o''' and '''å''' is purely orthographical. | |||
Allophones of vowels in standard Chlouvānem rarely diverge much from their IPA representation; as Chlouvānem (and most of its descendants, which are the true native languages for the majority of Chlouvānem speakers) are syllable-timed languages, vowels are barely (if at all) reduced in unstressed syllables. The most notable differences are: | Allophones of vowels in standard Chlouvānem rarely diverge much from their IPA representation; as Chlouvānem (and most of its descendants, which are the true native languages for the majority of Chlouvānem speakers) are syllable-timed languages, vowels are barely (if at all) reduced in unstressed syllables. The most notable differences are: | ||