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* All vowels in Sairstír Celinese have allophonic nasal counterparts - vowels are nasalised before n, m and ŋ. The nasal consonant is sometimes omitted if it does not precede a vowel - so in ''cyn nothín'' (no idea), both ''n''s are only optionally pronounced - [ɕʏ̃(n) nʊçɨ̃(n)] - whilst in ''cyn ôlth'' (no problem), the nasal consonant must be pronounced [ɕʏ̃n o:ɫθ]. | |||
* Unlike SEC, but in common with many Elithoan Celinese dialects, there is a robust system of vowel reduction that impacts some unstressed vowels. When <e>, <i>, <o>, <u>, <y> and <a> (usually [ɛ~e], [ɨ], [o̝], [ʉ], [y] and [ɑ]) appear in a closed syllable directly before or after a stressed syllable, they are reduced to [ə], [ɪ], [ɔ~ʊ], [ʊ̈], [ʏ] and [æ]. This also applies to <e>, <i> and <u> in open syllables directly before a stressed syllable. | |||
* In stressed, closed syllables, [ɨ ʉ e o y] are usually lowered to [ɪ ʊ ɛ ɔ ʏ], unless modified with a circumflex or acute diacritic: compare ''cyn'' (no) [ɕʏ̃(n)] with ''gŷn'' (family) [ʑỹː(n)]. | |||
* The vowel in stressed syllable that is open or marked with a circumflex or acute accent is almost always pronounce long. Compare ''lena'' (inside) - [ˈlɛna] in Elithoan but [ˈlʲeːˌnɒ] in Sairstírian - or ''wylo'' (wave), [ˈwɪlɔ] in SEC but [ˈvʲyːlo̝] in SSG. | |||
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