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====Consonant Allophony==== | ====Consonant Allophony==== | ||
Several of the velar and alveolar consonants also have palatalized allophones when preceding the diphthongs of /ia/ /io/ and /iu/. The alveolar fricatives become alveo-palatal fricatives, while the velar stops and fricatives become pure palatal. /f/ is also [ɸ] at the end of syllables. /m/ also lightly palatalizes before the aforementioned diphthongs. | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
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====Diphthongs==== | ====Diphthongs==== | ||
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! style="width: 90px; " |Rising | |||
! style="width: 90px; " |Falling | |||
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! style="" |/a/ | |||
| /ai/ | |||
| /ia/ | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |/o/ | |||
| /oi/ | |||
| /io/ | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |/u/ | |||
| /ui/ | |||
| /iu/ | |||
|} | |||
Rising diphthongs all are realized with the second element as nonsyllabic: [aɪ̯], [oɪ̯], [uɪ̯]. | |||
Falling diphthongs work similarly, the second element is also usually nonsyllabic, but the realization of the /i/ in the diphthong depends on the preceding consonant. In most cases, it will be [ɨ], but in a few others it is different. /t/ /f/ have the /i/ be [j] and the second element is syllabic. With /ð̞/ the first element remains as [i] and the second element is nonsyllabic. | |||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
In Kaidu all syllables can be a maximum of CVC. C can be ANY consonant, including prenasalized stops in initial positions. When a prenasal stop is syllable final, it becomes a homorganic cluster of nasal+stop. Certain consonants become palatal versions when before the diphthongs ia, io and iu. | In Kaidu all syllables can be a maximum of CVC. C can be ANY consonant, including prenasalized stops in initial positions. When a prenasal stop is syllable final, it becomes a homorganic cluster of nasal+stop. Certain consonants become palatal versions when before the diphthongs ia, io and iu. | ||