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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.


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Consonants (''syamulúsyé'')
|-
|-
! 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.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Vowels (''setomúté'')
|-
|-
! !! Front !! Back
! !! Front !! Back
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