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====Allophony and Variation==== | ====Allophony and Variation==== | ||
*When the vowel "ä" occurs after non-labialized guttural (uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal) consonants, it becomes "a". The same change occurs before vowelless gutturals. | *When the vowel "ä" occurs after non-labialized guttural (uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal) consonants, it becomes "a". The same change occurs before vowelless gutturals. | ||
*All consonants are labialized before the vowels ''o'' and ''u''. | |||
*Labiovelar consonants followed by ''ä'' or ''ï'' can be written and pronounced as their non-labialized counterparts followed by ''o'' or ''u'' respectively. The inverse is also true. Note that ''w'' has no non-labialized counterpart and therefore remains ''w'' regardless (but the vowel alternations still apply). | *Labiovelar consonants followed by ''ä'' or ''ï'' can be written and pronounced as their non-labialized counterparts followed by ''o'' or ''u'' respectively. The inverse is also true. Note that ''w'' has no non-labialized counterpart and therefore remains ''w'' regardless (but the vowel alternations still apply). | ||
*The vowels ''ä'' or ''ï'' can be replaced with ''e'' or ''i'' respectively after palatal consonants and vice versa. | *The vowels ''ä'' or ''ï'' can be replaced with ''e'' or ''i'' respectively after palatal consonants and vice versa. | ||