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*''ngotasa'' /ŋotasa/ = [ˈŋo.ta.zə] | *''ngotasa'' /ŋotasa/ = [ˈŋo.ta.zə] | ||
** ''ngotassa'' /ŋotasːa/ = [ˈŋo.taˌsːa], not *[ˈŋo.taˌzːa] | ** ''ngotassa'' /ŋotasːa/ = [ˈŋo.taˌsːa], not *[ˈŋo.taˌzːa] | ||
==== Centralization ==== | |||
<u>Vowels preceding /ʔ/ are centralized. /a/ is both centralized and raised to [ɐ]:</u> | <u>Vowels preceding /ʔ/ are centralized. /a/ is both centralized and raised to [ɐ]:</u> | ||
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*''sahamu'' /saʔamu/ = [sɐˈʔa.mu] | *''sahamu'' /saʔamu/ = [sɐˈʔa.mu] | ||
*''piha'' /piʔa/ = [ˈpɨʔa] | *''piha'' /piʔa/ = [ˈpɨʔa] | ||
===== Lowering of /i/ and /u/ ===== | ===== Lowering of /i/ and /u/ ===== | ||
<u>/i/ and /u/ are lowered preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants:</u> | <u>/i/ and /u/ are lowered preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants:</u> | ||