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The consonants <i>g</i>, and <i>h</i> are used with other a finite amount of other consonants to form further graphemes that represent distinct sounds, where appending <i>g</i> marks historical palatalization, and <i>h</i> lenition/spirantization. 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 nasalized velar and palatal approximants /j̃/ and /w̃/, respectively. | The consonants <i>g</i>, and <i>h</i> are used with other a finite amount of other consonants to form further graphemes that represent distinct sounds, where appending <i>g</i> marks historical palatalization, and <i>h</i> lenition/spirantization. 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 nasalized velar and palatal approximants /j̃/ and /w̃/, respectively. | ||
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There are a number of 7 non-nasal, non-diphthong vowels in Adwan. | There are a number of 7 non-nasal, non-diphthong vowels in Adwan. | ||
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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. | ||
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! colspan="2" | I || colspan="2" | II | ! colspan="2" | I || colspan="2" | II | ||
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