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! align="left"|[[w:Close vowel|Close]] | ! align="left"|[[w:Close vowel|Close]] | ||
| align="center"| i [i] | | align="center"| i [i] | ||
| align="center"| u [ʉ] | | align="center"| u [ʉ] | ||
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| align="center"| ö [ø] | | align="center"| ö [ø] | ||
| align="center"| ĕ [ɘ~ɤ] | | align="center"| ĕ [ɘ~ɤ] | ||
| align="center"| o [o~u] | | align="center"| o [o~u] | ||
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! align="left"|[[w:Open-mid vowel|Open-Mid]] | ! align="left"|[[w:Open-mid vowel|Open-Mid]] | ||
| align="center"| e [ɛ] | | align="center"| e [ɛ] | ||
| align="center"| ă [ɛ] | | align="center"| ă [ɛ] | ||
| align="center"| å [ɔ] | | align="center"| å [ɔ] | ||
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! align="left"|[[w:Open vowel|Open]] | ! align="left"|[[w:Open vowel|Open]] | ||
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| align="center"| a [ɑ] | | align="center"| a [ɑ] | ||
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Southeastern dialects keep ''"u"'' as a back vowel [u], which is distinct from [o], while most dialects to the north centralize it to [ʉ] and also have a separate vowel [ɔ], which is pronounced the same way as "a" in almost all dialects to the south and east from the hilly '''Hallu''' region. And some dialects have centralized their "u", but have no "o"-like sounds, raising [o] to [u]. This however, does not prevent mutual intelligibility between all dialects of Chiresh. Additionally, "o" or "å" occur in loanwords. The vowels written "ĕ" and "ă", are centralized and reduced, thereby differing in quantity from the rest. In unstressed positions, they often resemble a schwa and in some dialects they tend to be dropped word-finally. The vowel "ĕ", especially when stressed, may be somewhat rounded and sound as [ɵ], similar to "ö", though they do not merge in any dialect. | |||
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