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The vowel inventory of Weyon differs significantly from dialect to dialect. The North Weyon dialects underwent [[w:I-mutation|vowel mutation]], which increased the amount of phonemes, compared to South Weyon, which instead had the southern vowel shift. Thus vowels in cognates can vary greatly between various dialects, for example: the word for "horse" is ''ilor'' in Imára, ''eloor'' in Wealla, ''eliir'' or ''äliir'' in Renta and ''yalin'' in | The vowel inventory of Weyon differs significantly from dialect to dialect. The North Weyon dialects underwent [[w:I-mutation|vowel mutation]], which increased the amount of phonemes, compared to South Weyon, which instead had the southern vowel shift. Thus vowels in cognates can vary greatly between various dialects, for example: the word for "horse" is ''ilor'' in Imára, ''eloor'' in Wealla, ''eliir'' or ''äliir'' in Renta and ''yalin'' in Ultaun. The Ultaun group differs the most, as it lost the length distinction completely. | ||
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! Open | ! Open | ||
| ä [æ]* | | ä [æ]* | ||
| a [ɑ] | | a [ɑ~a] | ||
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