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====Allophonic Variation==== | ====Allophonic Variation==== | ||
* /x/ is realized as [ç] before /i | * /x/ is realized as [ç] before /i iː/, and /j/; as [h] before /e eː/ and /a aː/ | ||
* /m/ is realized as [ɱ] before /f/ | * /m/ is realized as [ɱ] before /f/ | ||
* /l/ is realized as [ɫ] in coda | * /l/ is realized as [ɫ] in coda | ||
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* Adjacent to any palatal or when /i/ occupies the following syllable, /u uː/ and /o oː/ are fronted to [y yː] and [ø øː], respectively. | * Adjacent to any palatal or when /i/ occupies the following syllable, /u uː/ and /o oː/ are fronted to [y yː] and [ø øː], respectively. | ||
''ɲūyuku'' "He will break it" [ˈɲyːjʏkʉ]; ''moli'' "sword" [ˈmøli] | ''ɲūyuku'' "He will break it" [ˈɲyːjʏkʉ]; ''moli'' "sword" [ˈmøli] | ||
* /e/ is lowered to /ɛ/ before nasals, but | * /e/ is lowered to /ɛ/ before nasals, but /eː/ is not. | ||
''tenos'' "if" [ˈtɛnos]; tēnos "water" [ˈteːnos] | ''tenos'' "if" [ˈtɛnos]; tēnos "water" [ˈteːnos] | ||
* When unstressed in words with 3 syllables or more, /a/, /i/, and /u/ reduce to [ɐ], [ɨ], and [ʉ], respectively. [y] is realized as [ʏ] | * When unstressed in words with 3 syllables or more, /a/, /i/, and /u/ reduce to [ɐ], [ɨ], and [ʉ], respectively. [y] is realized as [ʏ] | ||
''meçānika | ''meçānika'' "mechanic" [meçaːnɨkɐ]; ''ligosal'' "man" [lɨˈgosɐɫ] | ||
====Stress==== | ====Stress==== | ||