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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Fewer vowels than modern Wiobian or Tsjoen. | Fewer vowels than modern Wiobian or Tsjoen; vowel length was contrastive, as in Proto-Germanic. | ||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;" | |||
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! style="width: 80px; " |Front | |||
! | |||
! style="width: 80px; " |Back | |||
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! style="" |Close | |||
| '''i ii''' | |||
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| '''u uu''' | |||
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! style="" |Close-mid | |||
| '''e ee''' | |||
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| '''o oo''' | |||
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! style="" |Mid | |||
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! style="" |Open | |||
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| '''a aa''' | |||
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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||