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== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
<small>see also Vurásandi Phonology for more detail </small> | <small>see also Vurásandi Phonology for more detail </small><br /> | ||
Western Vurásandi distinguishes 40 different phonemes. 15 vowels, 25 consonants. | |||
Western Vurásandi distinguishes 40 different phonemes. 15 vowels, 25 consonants. We have used a variation on the traditional alignment of sounds and also a standardized transcription system for writing Vurásandi sounds in the Latin alphabet. More about the writing system and transcription system is listed in the section below called Writing. | |||
a e i o u<br /> | a e i o u<br /> | ||
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=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
There are 15 different vowel phonemes, which are considered to be between 6 and 21 distinct sounds depending on tradition and dialect. The Western Standard dialect recognizes the normal 15, as to represent each vowel distinctly. There are 5 short vowels, 5 long vowels, and 5 nasal vowels. <br /> | |||
a e i o u<br /> | |||
á é í ó ú<br /> | |||
ă ĕ ǐ ǒ ǔ<br /> | |||
=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||