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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
There are 9 vowels in Vairish, with no length | There are 9 vowels in Vairish, with no length distinction : | ||
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In a consonant cluster, the second vowel is pronounced using the first consonant's voicing (if possible). Sonorants are assumed to be voiced | In a consonant cluster, the second vowel is pronounced using the first consonant's voicing (if possible). Sonorants are assumed to be voiced | ||
For | For example : "sagsina" is pronounced /sɑgzinɑ/ | ||
====Final devoicing==== | ====Final devoicing==== | ||
When a word-final consonant is voiced, it's pronounced as | When a word-final consonant is voiced, it's pronounced as its voiceless equivalent, and when inflected, the consonant becomes voiced again. | ||
====Diaeresis==== | ====Diaeresis==== | ||
When 2 "non-close" vowels are in hiatus, the hiatus is broken down using a glide (the use of one preferably from another depends on the hiatus constituents) | When 2 "non-close" vowels are in hiatus, the hiatus is broken down using a glide (the use of one preferably from another depends on the hiatus constituents) | ||