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The Skájamál vowel inventory is relatively small compared to most of its Germanic siblings with relatively few innovations. The innovations present on the other hand strongly set the language apart from all the other Germanic languages. | The Skájamál vowel inventory is relatively small compared to most of its Germanic siblings with relatively few innovations. The innovations present on the other hand strongly set the language apart from all the other Germanic languages. | ||
There are four pairs of vowels distinguished by length and secondarily, quality | There are four pairs of vowels distinguished by length and secondarily, quality: /ɑ e ɪ u/ and /ɑ: e: i: u:/. In addition, there is a lone /o:/ which in Skájamál, like in its direct ancestor Germanic ancestor, lacks a short counterpart. There are three diphthongs in Skájamál: /au/ /ei/, /eu/. Of these, /ei/ and /eu/ contract in stressed syllables to /i:/ and /i̯u/. | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||