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| w~β<ref>The phonemes /w/ and /u/ are sometimes close in articulation, but /u/ is never elided, for example ''tauo'' ("straw") is always pronounced [ˈtaʊ.o]</ref> | | w~β<ref>The phonemes /w/ and /u/ are sometimes close in articulation, but /u/ is never elided, for example ''tauo'' ("straw") is always pronounced [ˈtaʊ.o]</ref> | ||
| r~ɾ<ref>The /r/ phoneme is most frequently realised as [ɾ], especially after long vowels and diphthongs, sometimes it is pronounced as [ɹ] and [r] (trilled) is preferred word-initially and before consonants and [l] can be found in the same environment in the speech of Tau.</ref> | | r~ɾ~l<ref>The /r/ phoneme is most frequently realised as [ɾ], especially after long vowels and diphthongs, sometimes it is pronounced as [ɹ] and [r] (trilled) is preferred word-initially and before consonants and [l] can be found in the same environment in the speech of Tau.</ref> | ||
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All Teivo consonants, except for /w/ and /ʔ/ (written as "v" and "q" respectively) can be geminated, but they are considered consonant sequences and not separate phonemes. | All Teivo consonants, except for /w/ and /ʔ/ (written as "v" and "q" respectively) can be geminated, but they are considered consonant sequences and not separate phonemes. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Teivo vowels can be short and long. Long vowels are pronounced for approximately twice as long as their short counterparts. They can be considered as either sequences of the short vowels, or counted separately as phonemes. The difference in quality between long and short vowels is very small. | Teivo vowels can be short and long. Long vowels are pronounced for approximately twice as long as their short counterparts. They can be considered as either sequences of the short vowels, or counted separately as phonemes. The difference in quality between long and short vowels is very small. | ||