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* All vowels have a short and long form, except [ɔ̝], which has no long version. | * All vowels have a short and long form, except [ɔ̝], which has no long version. | ||
* High vowels [i] and [u] do not change in quality between short and long vowels. They only differ in length. | * High vowels [i] and [u] do not change in quality between short and long vowels. They only differ in length. | ||
* The mid vowel [ɪ] is the short form of [e], not to be confused with [ĭ]. | * The mid vowel [ɪ] is the short form of [e], not to be confused with [ĭ]. It may also be described as a raised mid vowel [e̝], instead. | ||
* The mid back vowel [ɔ̝] becomes the schwa [ə] when unstressed. In stressed situations, this vowel sounds like a mix of [ɔ] and [o], being between the two. | * The mid back vowel [ɔ̝] becomes the schwa [ə] when unstressed. In stressed situations, this vowel sounds like a mix of [ɔ] and [o], being between the two. | ||
* Vowels will be nasalized slightly when succeeded by nasal consonants. The nasal consonants afterward are still pronounced, though. | * Vowels will be nasalized slightly when succeeded by nasal consonants. The nasal consonants afterward are still pronounced, though. | ||
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| As in "<u>L</u>a Forge". | | As in "<u>L</u>a Forge". | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | [ | | style="text-align: center;" | [ĭ] | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | i | | style="text-align: center;" | i | ||
| As in "Geord<u>i</u>". | | As in "Geord<u>i</u>". | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | [iː] | | style="text-align: center;" | [iː] | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | ee | | style="text-align: center;" | ee | ||
| As in "b<u>ea</u>m" - longer than [ | | As in "b<u>ea</u>m" - longer than [ĭ]. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | [ | | style="text-align: center;" | [ŭ] | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | u | | style="text-align: center;" | u | ||
| As in "P<u>u</u>laski". | | As in "P<u>u</u>laski". | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | [ | | style="text-align: center;" | [u] | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | oo | | style="text-align: center;" | oo | ||
| As in "r<u>oo</u>m" - longer than [ | | As in "r<u>oo</u>m" - longer than [ŭ]. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | [ | | style="text-align: center;" | [ɪ] | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | e | | style="text-align: center;" | e | ||
| | | Close to "Tr<u>e</u>k". | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | [e] | | style="text-align: center;" | [e] | ||