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*''piha'' /piʔa/ = [ˈpɨʔa] | *''piha'' /piʔa/ = [ˈpɨʔa] | ||
=== Lowering of | === Lowering of Close Vowels === | ||
<u>/i/ and /u/ are lowered preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants:</u> | <u>/i/ and /u/ are lowered preceding nasals and prenasalized consonants:</u> | ||
*''sintu'' /si<sup>n</sup>tu/ = [ˈsɛ.<sup>n</sup>tu] | *''sintu'' /si<sup>n</sup>tu/ = [ˈsɛ.<sup>n</sup>tu] | ||
*''hunga'' /ʔuŋa/ = [ˈʔɔ. ŋa] | *''hunga'' /ʔuŋa/ = [ˈʔɔ. ŋa] | ||
=== Labio-Velar Fortition === | === Labio-Velar Fortition === | ||
<u>/w/ is fortifies to [g<sup>w</sup>] in stressed onset positions preceding /u/ and to [v] intervocalically when the preceding syllable is unstressed.</u> | <u>/w/ is fortifies to [g<sup>w</sup>] in stressed onset positions preceding /u/ and to [v] intervocalically when the preceding syllable is unstressed.</u> | ||