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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Asaari has 23 consonants, called '''tsínáa''' /t͡sɪ́ná͜a/, traditionally categorised into the following groups: | |||
*'''màaráyi''' /mɑ̀ⁿːʀájɪ/ - "shaking" or [[w:voiced consonants|voiced consonants]]. | |||
*'''tsamàaráyis''' /t͡samɑ̀ⁿːʀájɪs/ - "non-shaking" or [[w:voiceless consonants|voiceless consonants]]. | |||
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===Vowels=== | |||
Asaari has three main vowels, /a/, /ɪ/ and /ɛ/. The vowels can all bear tone. The tones may change the vowels' qualities and articulation; these allophones are enclosed in square brackets. Vowels may be long or short. Long vowels are written twice in the native orthography. | |||
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|+'''Asaari vowels''' | |||
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! Central | |||
! Near-back | |||
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!Near-close | |||
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|'''ı''' /ɪ/ | |||
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!Open-mid | |||
|'''e''' /ɛ/, [ɛ̃] | |||
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!Near-open | |||
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!Open | |||
|'''a''' /a/ | |||
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|[ɑ̃] | |||
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===Tone=== | |||
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|+'''Asaari vowels and diphthongs''' | |||
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! colspan="2" rowspan="1"| | |||
! colspan="3" rowspan="1"| Vowel | |||
! colspan="1" rowspan="5"| | |||
! colspan="3" rowspan="1"| Diphthong | |||
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! rowspan="5"| Quality | |||
! Medium tone | |||
|'''i''' /ɪ/ | |||
|'''e''' /ɛ/ | |||
|'''a''' /a/ | |||
|'''ii''' /ɪː/ | |||
|'''ee''' /ɛː/ | |||
|'''aa''' /aː/ | |||
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!High tone | |||
|í /ʔɪ́/ | |||
|'''é''' /ʔɛ́/ | |||
|'''á''' /ʔá/ | |||
|'''íi''' /ɪ́͜ɨ | |||
|'''ée''' /ɛ́͜ə/ | |||
|'''áa''' /á͜ɑ/ | |||
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!Low tone | |||
|'''ì''' /ɨ̀ⁿ/ | |||
|'''è''' /ɛ̀ⁿ/ | |||
|'''à''' /ɑ̀ⁿ/ | |||
|'''ìi''' /ìⁿː/ | |||
|'''èe''' /ɛ̀ⁿː/ | |||
|'''àa''' /ɑ̀ⁿː/ | |||
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! colspan="5" rowspan="1"|Rising | |||
|'''ií '''/ɪ̌ː/ | |||
|'''eé '''/ɛ̌ː/ | |||
|'''aá '''/ǎː/ | |||
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! colspan="5" rowspan="1"|Falling | |||
|'''iì '''/ɪ̂ː/ | |||
|'''eè '''/ɛ̂ː/ | |||
|'''aà '''/âː/ | |||
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[[Category:Languages]][[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:Polysynthetic]][[Category:Asaari]] | [[Category:Languages]][[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:Polysynthetic]][[Category:Asaari]] | ||