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* /t⁼ ts⁼/ consistently become [ð z] after a vowel when not immediately followed by an underlyingly voiceless consonant (aspirated stop or voiceless fricative). | * /t⁼ ts⁼/ consistently become [ð z] after a vowel when not immediately followed by an underlyingly voiceless consonant (aspirated stop or voiceless fricative). | ||
* Postalveolars /tʃ⁼ tʃʰ ʃ ʒ/ are usually alveolopalatals [tɕ⁼ tɕʰ ɕ ʑ]. | * Postalveolars /tʃ⁼ tʃʰ ʃ ʒ/ are usually alveolopalatals [tɕ⁼ tɕʰ ɕ ʑ]. | ||
* /y/ is fully front [y̟], and stressed /i u/ are consistently tense [i u]. | * /y/ is fully front [y̟], and stressed /i u/ are consistently tense [i u]. Stressed /ə/ is [ɤ]. | ||
Cualand Ăn Yidiș has a version of the Scots vowel length system: except for stressed /ə/ | Cualand Ăn Yidiș has a version of the Scots vowel length system: except for stressed /ə iə uə yə/, every stressed vowel is allophonically long when: | ||
* In stressed syllables before voiced fricatives, namely /v, ð, z, ʑ/, and also before /r/. | * In stressed syllables before voiced fricatives, namely /v, ð, z, ʑ/, and also before /r/. | ||
* Before another vowel: so ''ņiăn'' 'things' is [ɲi:ən] while ''gŗien'' 'sun' is [k⁼ⁱʑiən]. | * Before another vowel: so ''ņiăn'' 'things' is [ɲi:ən] while ''gŗien'' 'sun' is [k⁼ⁱʑiən]. | ||