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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
The Nurian consonant inventory contains around 42 consonants and | The Nurian consonant inventory contains around 42 consonants and 10 vowels. A notable feature of the phonology of most Nurian accents is phonemic velarization vs. palatalization in hard-soft pairs. All consonants except /ħ ʕ h j/ are members of a hard-soft-pair. /ħ ʕ h j/ color the /a/ vowel as if they were soft, and /ħ ʕ/ tend to lower adjacent vowels. | ||
===Diaphonemes=== | ===Diaphonemes=== | ||
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====Vowels==== | ====Vowels==== | ||
'''a ā | '''a ā i ī u ū ia ua ai au''' | ||
===Dagȳne accent=== | ===Dagȳne accent=== | ||