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Reanalyzing 'o' as long instead of short.
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| style="font-style:italic;" | Mid | | style="font-style:italic;" | Mid | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | ɪ | | style="text-align: center;" | ɪ | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="font-style:italic;" | Low | | style="font-style:italic;" | Low | ||
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| style="font-style:italic;" | Mid | | style="font-style:italic;" | Mid | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | e | | style="text-align: center;" | e | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | o̞ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="font-style:italic;" | Low | | style="font-style:italic;" | Low | ||
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'''Notes''' | '''Notes''' | ||
* All vowels have a short and long form, except [ | * All vowels have a short and long form, except [o̞], which has no short 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]. It may also be described as a raised mid vowel [e̝], instead. | * 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 [ | * The mid back vowel [o̞] 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 "r<u>ai</u>se". | | As in "r<u>ai</u>se". | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | [ | | style="text-align: center;" | [o̞] | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | o | | style="text-align: center;" | o | ||
| As in "c<u>o</u>mputer". | | As in "c<u>o</u>mputer". | ||
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** If one of those syllables has a long vowel, it is stressed. | ** If one of those syllables has a long vowel, it is stressed. | ||
** If two of those syllables have a long vowel, the last is stressed. | ** If two of those syllables have a long vowel, the last is stressed. | ||
** If none of those syllables have a long vowel, the last is stressed. Next to that, the stressed vowel is also lengthened | ** If none of those syllables have a long vowel, the last is stressed. Next to that, the stressed vowel is also lengthened. | ||
===Script=== | ===Script=== | ||
Denobulan has its own native script, also a form of alphabet. The script is made up of four characters, a small, a ringed, and a big circle, and a connecting line. All letters have two circles, and consonants have connecting lines with another circle. The glottal stop, which can be placed above vowels and voiceless plosives, are marked with a small circle above the letter. Below is the full Denobulan alphabet. | Denobulan has its own native script, also a form of alphabet. The script is made up of four characters, a small, a ringed, and a big circle, and a connecting line. All letters have two circles, and consonants have connecting lines with another circle. The glottal stop, which can be placed above vowels and voiceless plosives, are marked with a small circle above the letter. Below is the full Denobulan alphabet. | ||