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The vowels /e/ and /o/ are true mid [e̞] and [o̞]. For the sake of simplicity, however, the lowering diacritic will be omitted in the phonetic transcriptions. In unstressed syllables, all vowels retain their qualities, that is, there is no vowel reduction. | The vowels /e/ and /o/ are true mid [e̞] and [o̞]. For the sake of simplicity, however, the lowering diacritic will be omitted in the phonetic transcriptions. In unstressed syllables, all vowels retain their qualities, that is, there is no vowel reduction. | ||
Diphthongs are a combination of two adjacent vowel sounds that act as the nucleus of a syllable, and consist of an open or mid vowel next to a closed vowel. Matzerieu has fifteen phonetic diphthongs. Two adjacent vowels in hiatus may be realized as diphthongs in rapid speech, as in ''oeltui'' /oˈel.tui̯/ [ | Diphthongs are a combination of two adjacent vowel sounds that act as the nucleus of a syllable, and consist of an open or mid vowel next to a closed vowel. Matzerieu has fifteen phonetic diphthongs. Two adjacent vowels in hiatus may be realized as diphthongs in rapid speech, as in ''oeltui'' /oˈel.tui̯/ [ˈo̯el.tui̯] ‘my sister’. | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
The consonantal inventory of Matzerieu is moderately large at 27 distinct phonemes. Stops beside the glottal stop occur in three series of voiceless, voiced and aspirated sounds. Fricatives and affricates come in series of voiced/voiceless phonemes, except /x/, which has no voiced counterpart. The aspirated consonants are strongly aspirated, even more than in English. | The consonantal inventory of Matzerieu is moderately large at 27 distinct phonemes. Stops beside the glottal stop occur in three series of voiceless, voiced and aspirated sounds. Fricatives and affricates come in series of voiced/voiceless phonemes, except /x/, which has no voiced counterpart. The aspirated consonants are strongly aspirated, even more than in English. | ||
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! colspan="2" | | |||
! Labial | |||
! Dent.-alv. | |||
! Postalv. | |||
! Velar | |||
! Glottal | |||
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! colspan="2" | Nasal | |||
| m | |||
| n | |||
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! rowspan="3" | Stop | |||
! {{small|Voiceless}} | |||
| p | |||
| t | |||
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| k | |||
| ʔ | |||
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! {{small|Aspirated}} | |||
| pʰ | |||
| tʰ | |||
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| kʰ | |||
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|- | |||
! {{small|Voiced}} | |||
| b | |||
| d | |||
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| g | |||
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|- | |||
! rowspan="3" | Affricate | |||
! {{small|Voiceless}} | |||
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| ts | |||
| tʃ | |||
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! {{small|Aspirated}} | |||
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| tsʰ | |||
| tʃʰ | |||
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! {{small|Voiced}} | |||
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| dz | |||
| dʒ | |||
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! rowspan="2" | Fricative | |||
! {{small|Voiceless}} | |||
| f | |||
| s | |||
| ʃ | |||
| x | |||
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! {{small|Voiced}} | |||
| v | |||
| z | |||
| ʒ | |||
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! colspan="2" | Liquid | |||
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| ɾ l | |||
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! colspan="2" | Approximant | |||
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| j | |||
| w | |||
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===Prosody=== | ===Prosody=== | ||