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==== Vowels ==== | ==== Vowels ==== | ||
There are a relatively large number of vowels, dipthongs and very close minimal pairs. | There are a relatively large number of vowels, dipthongs and very close minimal pairs. | ||
Proto-Germanic long vowels have evolved into dipthongs in a way very similar to Modern English, German and Dutch. | Proto-Germanic long vowels have evolved into dipthongs in a way very similar to Modern English, German and Dutch. | ||
For example PG *rīdaną > '''ryde''' [ˈraɪdə] ''to ride''. cf En ''ride'', Nl ''rijden'', De ''reiten''. | For example PG *rīdaną > '''ryde''' [ˈraɪdə] ''to ride''. cf En ''ride'', Nl ''rijden'', De ''reiten''. | ||
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==== Consonants ==== | ==== Consonants ==== | ||
Frenkisch is notable for -- like some dialects of English-- retaining | Frenkisch is notable for -- like some dialects of English-- retaining a distinction between PG *w and *hw. '''wair''' [ʋæːr] ''true''. '''hwair''' [hʋæːr] ''where''. | ||
== Orthography == | |||
This is complicated. | |||