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*Lengthening: ''paata'' /pä:tä/, ''péete'' /pɛ:te/-/pɛe̯te/, ''póote'' /pɔ:te/, ''naeepe'' /næ:pe/ | *Lengthening: ''paata'' /pä:tä/, ''péete'' /pɛ:te/-/pɛe̯te/, ''póote'' /pɔ:te/, ''naeepe'' /næ:pe/ | ||
**Not used word-finally. | **Not used word-finally. | ||
*Lateral release: ''plo'' /pˡə/, ''tla'' /tˡä/ | *Lateral (release): ''plo'' /pˡə/, ''tla'' /tˡä/ | ||
*Nasalization: ''on'' /ə̃- | **Western dialects keep the tongue on the alveolar ridge during vowel pronunciation so that the vowels have a distinct l-sound. Historically, this may have lead to the syllabic l. | ||
** | *Nasalization: ''on'' /ə̃-ɘ̃/, ''oń'' /ən/ | ||
**Close vowels (u, o, ó and i) are always nasalized between two nasals and all vowels after short ng: ''mónge'' /mɔ̃ŋẽ/, but nasalization does not occur with open vowels and long ńg: ''nańge'' /näŋ:e/. | |||
*Rhotacization: ''or'' /ɚ/, ''oŕ'' /ər/ or /r/, ''ar'' /ä˞/, ''aŕ'' /är/. | *Rhotacization: ''or'' /ɚ/, ''oŕ'' /ər/ or /r/, ''ar'' /ä˞/, ''aŕ'' /är/. | ||
*Aspiration/breathy voice: ''pho'' /pʰə/-/ɸə/, ''bho'' /bʱə/-/βə/, ''tha'' /tʰä/-/θä/, ''dha'' /dʱä/-/ðɑ/. | *Aspiration/breathy voice: ''pho'' /pʰə/-/ɸə/, ''bho'' /bʱə/-/βə/, ''tha'' /tʰä/-/θä/, ''dha'' /dʱä/-/ðɑ/. | ||
**Aspirated plosives have mostly turned into the corresponding fricatives as shown above. | **Aspirated plosives have mostly turned into the corresponding fricatives as shown above. | ||
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! Plain !! Long !! Lateral !! Nasal !! Rhotic !! Aspirated | |||
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| a || aa || la | |||
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