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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Nurian | A distinguishing feature of Nurian consonants is phonemic palatalization, similar to Lithuanian and Russian. Radicals and /h/ cannot palatalize - however, they color the /a/ vowel as if they were soft. | ||
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|+'''Consonant phonemes in Nurian''' | |+'''Consonant phonemes in Standard Nurian''' | ||
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"| | !rowspan="2" colspan="2"| | ||
!colspan="2" | Labial | !colspan="2" | Labial | ||
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Nurian shows an unusual vowel system, with rhotic vowels and a relative lack of phonemic front vowels. There is a three-way contrast between short, long and rhotic vowels. There is a considerable degree of allophony in low short and rhotic vowels. | Nurian shows an unusual vowel system, with rhotic vowels and a relative lack of phonemic front vowels. There is a three-way contrast between short, long and rhotic vowels. There is a considerable degree of allophony in low short and rhotic vowels. | ||
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|+ '''Vowel phonemes in Nurian''' | |+ '''Vowel phonemes in Standard Nurian''' | ||
! rowspan="2" style=""| | ! rowspan="2" style=""| | ||
! colspan="3" style="" |Front | ! colspan="3" style="" |Front | ||