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 ===Vowels===
-There are 10 [[w:vowel|vowel]] phonemes in the Hrasic language. In addition to these, the [[w:open mid-back unrounded vowel|open mid-back unrounded vowel]], /ʌ/, is an allophone of /ɑ/.
+{{quote
+|text='''Ptḗgna i rháki? Tān ptḗgi i khrísti!'''
+|sign=''Common Ris saying''
+|source=Idioms and phrases in Ris: An analysis. pg. 34
+|about= The saying '''The hollow triangle? Rather the Christmas tree!''' is a nationalist idiom which represents the Ris people's belief that their language is superior to their neighbours. This is due to their vowel inventory creating an image of either an hollow triangle, or a pine tree.
+}}
+There are 7 [[w:vowel|vowel]] phonemes in the Ris language. In Ris, the system of vowels are known as ''ptḗgna i rháki'' - 'the hollow triangle', due to their symmetrical places of articulation.
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