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== Phonology and phonotactics / kumo sijo, | == Phonology and phonotactics / kumo sijo, kuma nijo == | ||
Dama has 3 vowel phonemes: a, i/e, u/o. | Dama has 3 vowel phonemes: a, i/e, u/o. | ||
:It is also possible to use two allophones of "A" | :It is also possible to use two allophones of "A", ideally /ä/ and /ə/, if that feels better for native speakers of a language that differentiates between a closer and a slightly more open "A"; in this version Dama has an open and a close form of each one of the 3 vowel phonemes; the open A is /ä/ and the close A is /ə/ (or a similar pair of sounds), but both those A should be written by the same letter A. In the version with two kinds of A, the close A (/ə/) follows the chosen phonotactics for all close vowels (i, u, close A), and the open A (/ä/) follows the chosen phonotactics for all open vowels (e, o, open A): (e.g. close A in the first syllable and open A in the suffix, when the western style is used). | ||
With only one kind of A, the ideal is /ä/; ideally, I is /i/, E is /ɛ/ or /e/, U is /u/ and O is /ɔ/ or /o/, but these guidelines for reading are not strict, as long as the 3 vowel phonemes are explicitly distinguished from each other. | With only one kind of A, the ideal is /ä/; ideally, I is /i/, E is /ɛ/ or /e/, U is /u/ and O is /ɔ/ or /o/, but these guidelines for reading are not strict, as long as the 3 vowel phonemes are explicitly distinguished from each other. | ||