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#The dorsal nasal is pronounced palatalised if they precede [[w:Near-front vowel|near-front]] from mid to high vowels, and uvularised if preceding [[w:back vowels|back vowels]]. | |||
#The dorsal plosive is pronounced palatalised if they precede [[w:Near-front vowel|near-front]] from mid to high vowels, and uvularised if preceding [[w:back vowels|back vowels]]. | |||
#The labial fricative /v/ and the labiovelar approximant /w/ are in [[w:free variation|free variation]]. | |||
====Consonant allophony==== | |||
The Kiwi dorsal nasals and plosives assimilate to the following vowel in the syllable. The near-front mid to high vowels /e̞ː/ and /ɪ/ thus act [[w:palatalisation|palatalising. Likewise, the back and near-back vowels [[w:Uvularisation|uvularise]] the consonants. | |||
{{Gloss | |||
|phrase = {{blue|ki}}wi' | |||
|IPA = /kɪˈwɪʔ/ → /cɪˈwɪʔ/ | |||
|morphemes = kiwi' | |||
|gloss = common_language.c5.sg | |||
|translation = common language | |||
}} | |||
{{Gloss | |||
|phrase = {{blue|ku}}lā' | |||
|IPA = /kʊˈlaːʔ/ → /qʊˈlaːʔ/ | |||
|morphemes = kulā' | |||
|gloss = darkness.c5.sg | |||
|translation = darkness | |||
}} | |||
{{Gloss | |||
|phrase = {{blue|ngu}}nē'e | |||
|IPA = /ŋʊne̞ːʔə/ → /ɴʊne̞ːʔə/ | |||
|morphemes = ngunē'e | |||
|gloss = dagger.c3.sg | |||
|translation = dagger | |||
}} | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
The language distinguishes 7 different vowel qualities, 3 of which display differences in length. | The language distinguishes 7 different vowel qualities, 3 of which display differences in length. | ||