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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Standard Lifashian - which is based on a polished, late 19th century register of the Trapezuntine dialect - has the following 21 consonants. The consonant inventory itself is close to the ones of many European languages, as well as quite similar to neighboring Turkish. | Standard Lifashian - which is based on a polished, late 19th century register of the Trapezuntine dialect - has the following 21 consonants (''syamulúsyé''). The consonant inventory itself is close to the ones of many European languages, as well as quite similar to neighboring Turkish. | ||
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|+ Consonants (''syamulúsyé'') | |||
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! colspan=2 | → PoA <br/> ↓ Manner !! Labial<br/>and Labiodental !! Alveolar !! Palatal<br/>and Alveolo-Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal | ! colspan=2 | → PoA <br/> ↓ Manner !! Labial<br/>and Labiodental !! Alveolar !! Palatal<br/>and Alveolo-Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal | ||
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Modern standard Lifashian has a ten-vowel system with five phonemes whose main distinction is of length, and length and quality for low vowels. | Modern standard Lifashian has a ten-vowel system with five phonemes whose main distinction is of length, and length and quality for low vowels. | ||
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|+ Vowels (''setomúté'') | |||
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! !! Front !! Back | ! !! Front !! Back | ||