Azkali language: Difference between revisions
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According to most analyses, Azkali has a modest vowel system of five vowels, notably including the lack of a rounded back mid vowel, instead being unrounded. The estimated number of allophones of these vowels is between ten and twelve, though some dialects have as many as fifteen. Some analyses posit these allophones as phonemic, possibly making Azkali the language with one of the largest vowel systems in the world. The chart shown below describes the Southern Azkali, Eastern Azkali, and Chekearoa dialect vowels, as well as the vowels of Standard Azkali. | According to most analyses, Azkali has a modest vowel system of five vowels, notably including the lack of a rounded back mid vowel, instead being unrounded. The estimated number of allophones of these vowels is between ten and twelve, though some dialects have as many as fifteen. Some analyses posit these allophones as phonemic, possibly making Azkali the language with one of the largest vowel systems in the world. The chart shown below describes the Southern Azkali, Eastern Azkali, and Chekearoa dialect vowels, as well as the vowels of Standard Azkali. | ||
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The pronunciation of these vowels changes depending on the phonological environment that surrounds it. The following is a list of most allophonic variation in regards to vowels: | |||
* Word initially, /i/ is pronounced as /ɪ/. | |||
* Word initially, /a/ is pronounced as /æ/. | |||
* /e/, when followed by /t̪s̻/, /t̺s̺/, /s̻/, /s̺/, /θ/, and /ð/, is pronounced as /ɛ/. | |||
* Word initially, or before /k/, /u/ is pronounced as /ʊ̜/, i.e a less rounded (or sometimes completely unrounded) pronunciation of /ʊ/. | |||
* '''continue later I'm lazy''' | |||
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