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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
|+ Qino vowels | |+ Qino vowels | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! | ||
! | ! Front | ||
! | ! Central | ||
! | ! Back | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Close/High | ||
| i /i/, ii /iː/ | | i /i/, ii /iː/ | ||
| | | | ||
| u /u/, uu /uː/ | | u /u/, uu /uː/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Mid | ||
| e /e/, ee /eː/ | | e /e/, ee /eː/ | ||
| | | | ||
| o /o/, oo /oː/ | | o /o/, oo /oː/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Open/Low | ||
| | | | ||
| a /a/, aa /aː/ | | a /a/, aa /aː/ | ||
| | | | ||
|} | |} | ||
Diphthongs only occur natively in vocatives and "nickname" forms, where they always occur word-finally. They consist of a non-high vowel followed by a semivowel, giving a total of 12 possible diphthongs. | |||
===Prosody=== | ===Prosody=== | ||