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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
There are 8 [[w:vowel|vowel]] phonemes in the Ris language.
There are 6 [[w:vowel|vowel]] phonemes in the Ris language.


All vowels are lengthened when stressed, but the phonemes /ɛ/ and /ɔ/ are the only ones that change their quality; they are pronounced /eː/ and /oː/ respectively.
All vowels are pronounced short. The transcription into the Latin alphabet includes no single grapheme <nowiki><u></nowiki>.
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! Back
! Back
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! rowspan="2"| Close
! Close
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|'''y''' /ʉ/
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|'''ȳ''' /ʉː/
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|'''i '''/ɪ/
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|'''i '''/ɪ/ · '''y''' /ʏ/
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|'''ou '''/ʊ/
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!<small>long</small>
!Close-mid
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|'''ī'''/ɪː/
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|'''ou '''/ʊː/
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! colspan="2"|Close-mid
|'''ē''' /eː/
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|'''ō''' /oː/
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!Mid
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!Open-mid
|'''e''' /ɛ/
|'''e''' /ɛ/
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|'''o''' /ɔ/
|'''o''' /ɔ/
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!Near-open
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! rowspan="2"|Open
!Open
!<small>short</small>
|'''a '''/a/
|'''a '''/a/
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!<small>long</small>
|'''ā''' /aː/
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