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In addition, the following consonants were allowed in loanwords: '''ng''' /ŋ/, '''z''' /z/, ''' | In addition, the following consonants were allowed in loanwords: '''ng''' /ŋ/, '''z''' /z/, '''hh''' /ʔ/, '''w''' /w/, '''y''' /j/. | ||
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* Front vowels were allophonically lowered after palatal consonants: /i/ to [ɪ], /e/ to [ɛ]. | |||
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Old Gaju distinguished two tones: high and low. In addition, two contour tones were allowed in loanwords: rising and falling. The high tone was by far the most common, so low tones are distinguished in the Latin script with a [[w:grave accent|grave accent]]: '''à àà è ì ò ù'''. Rising and falling tones are distinguished as follows: '''â ââ ê î ô û ǎ ǎǎ ě ǐ ǒ ǔ'''. | Old Gaju distinguished two tones: high and low. In addition, two contour tones were allowed in loanwords: rising and falling. The high tone was by far the most common, so low tones are distinguished in the Latin script with a [[w:grave accent|grave accent]]: '''à àà è ì ò ù'''. Rising and falling tones are distinguished as follows: '''â ââ ê î ô û ǎ ǎǎ ě ǐ ǒ ǔ'''. | ||