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* Both /t/ and /k/ are unaspirated. /t/ is usually dental. | * Both /t/ and /k/ are unaspirated. /t/ is usually dental. | ||
* The consonants /t k s/ may be pronounced as voiced /d g z/, especially when non-initial. | * The consonants /t k s/ may be pronounced as voiced /d g z/, especially when non-initial. | ||
* /v/ has a wide range of pronunciation, being essentially anywhere in the realm of [v β ʋ w] although it tightens | * /v/ has a wide range of pronunciation, being essentially anywhere in the realm of [v β ʋ w] although it tightens towards [v] when either of the adjacent vowels is is /u/. | ||
* /ʒ/ likewise has a range of pronunciations, somewhere in the viscinity of [ʒ ʑ ʐ ʝ]. When the | * /ʒ/ likewise has a range of pronunciations, somewhere in the viscinity of [ʒ ʑ ʐ ʝ]. When either of the adjacent vowels is /i/, /ʒ/ is usually pronounced tenser and less likely to appear as [ʝ]. | ||
* /l/ may be pronounced as a lateral [l], a tap/flap [ɾ] or a lateral flap [ɺ] | * /l/ may be pronounced as a lateral [l], a tap/flap [ɾ] or a lateral flap [ɺ] | ||
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Long vowels are indicated in the romanisation by doubling. | Long vowels are indicated in the romanisation by doubling. | ||
In addition, there is | In addition, there is the closing diphthong /'''ai'''/ and the opening diphthongs /'''ia''' '''io''' '''iu''' '''ua''' '''ue''' '''ui'''/. | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
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Word stress falls on the last long vowel or diphthong in a word. If all the vowels are short, stress falls on the initial syllable. | Word stress falls on the last long vowel or diphthong in a word. If all the vowels are short, stress falls on the initial syllable. | ||
==Morphophonology== | |||
Each of the eleven consonants is associated with a consonant and vice versa. Nearly all lemmata are composed of three of the resulting syllables. For example '''''jotaale''''' is allowable as a lemma whereas '''''jitaale''''' is not because ''ji'' is not a lemma syllable since /ʒ/ associates with /o/. | |||
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! Consonant !! Vowel !! Syllable | |||
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| n || a || na | |||
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| l || e || le | |||
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| m || i || mi | |||
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| j || o || jo | |||
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| g || u || gu | |||
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| t || aa || taa | |||
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| x || ee || xee | |||
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| h || ii || hii | |||
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| s || oo || soo | |||
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| k || uu || kuu | |||
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| v || ai || vai | |||
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The remaining vowels, the six opening diphthongs, are only found in prefixes which may begin with any consonant. | |||