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The consonants 'g', 'h', 'm' and 'n' are used with other a finite amount of other consonants to form further graphemes that represent distinct sounds. Moreover, consonant sound realizations change based on position in the syllable. Therefore, a consonant typically varies depending on whether it lies in the onset of a syllable or the coda. Moreover, for the semivowel consonants representing the sounds /j/ and /w/ are represented by their vowel forms 'i' and 'w' when preceding a vowel and after a consonant, and by 'gh' and 'mh' otherwise, respectively. When preceding 'g', the consonants 'm' and 'n' become nonsyllabic nasalized velar and palatal approximants /j̯̃/ and /ɰ̯̃/, respectively. | The consonants 'g', 'h', 'm' and 'n' are used with other a finite amount of other consonants to form further graphemes that represent distinct sounds. Moreover, consonant sound realizations change based on position in the syllable. Therefore, a consonant typically varies depending on whether it lies in the onset of a syllable or the coda. Moreover, for the semivowel consonants representing the sounds /j/ and /w/ are represented by their vowel forms 'i' and 'w' when preceding a vowel and after a consonant, and by 'gh' and 'mh' otherwise, respectively. When preceding 'g', the consonants 'm' and 'n' become nonsyllabic nasalized velar and palatal approximants /j̯̃/ and /ɰ̯̃/, respectively. | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! !! Front !! Central !! Back | ||
|- | |||
| Close || i /i/ || || w /u/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Near-close || y /ɪ/ || || | ||
|- | |||
| Close-mid || e /e/ || || o /o/ | |||
|- | |||
| Open-mid || u /œ/ || || | |||
|- | |||
| Open | |||
|} | |} | ||
Furthermore, the following vowels can be "nasalized", in which a diphothong involving a nasal consonant is introduced. On introducing the nasal consonant, notice that the vowel pronunciation is also slightly changed. | Furthermore, the following vowels can be "nasalized", in which a diphothong involving a nasal consonant is introduced. On introducing the nasal consonant, notice that the vowel pronunciation is also slightly changed. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! colspan="2" | I || colspan="2" | II | |||
|- | |||
| ''a'''mg''''' || [ɐ̃ɰ̯̃] || ''a'''ng''''' || [æ̃j̯̃] | |||
|- | |||
| ''e'''mg''''' || [ɛ̃ɰ̯̃] || ''e'''ng''''' || [ɛ̃j̯̃] | |||
|- | |||
| ''o'''mg''''' || [õɰ̯̃] || ''o'''ng''''' || [õj̯̃] | |||
|- | |||
| ''u'''mg''''' || [œ̃ɰ̯̃] || ''u'''ng''''' || [œ̃j̯̃] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''w'''mg''''' || [ũɰ̯̃] || ''w'''ng''''' || [ũj̯̃] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | ''y'''mg''''' || [ɨ̃ɰ̯̃] || ''y'''ng''''' || [ɪj̯̃] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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====Realis==== | ====Realis==== | ||
=====Present===== | =====Present===== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||