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=== Vowels ===

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 twenty and twenty four, though some dialects have as many as thirty. 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~~:

The pronunciation of these vowels changes depending on the phonological environment that surrounds it. There are in general three main rules:

* Word initially, /i/ is pronounced as /ɪ/. ~~The sole exception to this rule~~ that ~~can be found~~ is ~~ironically the~~ word ~~''azkali''~~.

# (Phonemic) vowels at the end of words are heightened and or elongated.

* Word initially, /a/ is pronounced as /æ/.

# (Phonemic) vowels at the start of words are centralized.

* Word finally, /a/ is pronounced as ~~either~~ a ~~schwa~~, ~~or occasionally it~~ is ~~not said at all~~.

# (Phonemic) vowels that are stressed are lowered.

* /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/.

From there, there are a larger number of sub-rules which modify each of the main rules. These are the rules for /i/:

* '''continue later I'm lazy'''

The following demonstrates every Azkali vowel phoneme and allophone. Phonemes are bolded, whilst allophones are italicized

# At the start of a word, /i/ is pronounced as /ɨ:/.

# At the end of a syllable that is not word final, /i/ is pronounced as /ɨ/.

# In the sequences /ui/, /iu/, or /ei/, /i/ is pronounced as /ɪ/.

## In the case of /iu/, if it is at the start of a word, /i/ is pronounced as /ɪ:/.

# When stressed, /i/ is pronounced as /ɪ/

## At the start of a word, /i/ is pronounced as /ɪ:/.

These are the rules for /u/:

# At the end of a syllable that is not word final, /u/ is pronounced as /ʊ̜:/

# In any sequence of /u/ and another vowel, regardless of order, /u/ is pronounced as /ʊ̜/

## If said sequence is at the start of the word, and /u/ is the first phoneme in the sequence, /u/ is pronounced as /u:/.

# When stressed, /u/ is pronounced as /ɘ̝/.

These are the rules for /e/:

# At the start of a word, /e/ is pronounced as /ɛ:/.

# At the end of a syllable that is not word final, /e/ is pronounced as /ɛ/.

# In any sequence of /e/ and another vowel, only when /e/ is the first vowel in the sequence, /e/ is pronounced as /ɵ:/.

## In the case of /ei/, however, /e/ is pronounced as /e/. However, if /ei/ starts a word, the /e/ is pronounced as /e:/.

# When stressed, /e/ is pronounced as /ɜ/.

# In a sequence of an affricate and /e/, the /e/ is pronounced as /ɛ/.

The following demonstrates every Azkali vowel phoneme and allophone. Phonemes are bolded, whilst allophones are italicized.

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 === Vowels ===
-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 twenty and twenty four, though some dialects have as many as thirty. 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:
+The pronunciation of these vowels changes depending on the phonological environment that surrounds it. There are in general three main rules:
-* Word initially, /i/ is pronounced as /ɪ/. The sole exception to this rule that can be found is ironically the word ''azkali''.
+# (Phonemic) vowels at the end of words are heightened and or elongated.
-* Word initially, /a/ is pronounced as /æ/.
+# (Phonemic) vowels at the start of words are centralized.
-* Word finally, /a/ is pronounced as either a schwa, or occasionally it is not said at all.
+# (Phonemic) vowels that are stressed are lowered.
-* /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/.
+From there, there are a larger number of sub-rules which modify each of the main rules. These are the rules for /i/:
-* '''continue later I'm lazy'''
-The following demonstrates every Azkali vowel phoneme and allophone. Phonemes are bolded, whilst allophones are italicized
+# At the start of a word, /i/ is pronounced as /ɨ:/.
+# At the end of a syllable that is not word final, /i/ is pronounced as /ɨ/.
+# In the sequences /ui/, /iu/, or /ei/, /i/ is pronounced as /ɪ/.
+## In the case of /iu/, if it is at the start of a word, /i/ is pronounced as /ɪ:/.
+# When stressed, /i/ is pronounced as /ɪ/
+## At the start of a word, /i/ is pronounced as /ɪ:/.
+These are the rules for /u/:
+# At the end of a syllable that is not word final, /u/ is pronounced as /ʊ̜:/
+# In any sequence of /u/ and another vowel, regardless of order, /u/ is pronounced as /ʊ̜/
+## If said sequence is at the start of the word, and /u/ is the first phoneme in the sequence, /u/ is pronounced as /u:/.
+# When stressed, /u/ is pronounced as /ɘ̝/.
+These are the rules for /e/:
+# At the start of a word, /e/ is pronounced as /ɛ:/.
+# At the end of a syllable that is not word final, /e/ is pronounced as /ɛ/.
+# In any sequence of /e/ and another vowel, only when /e/ is the first vowel in the sequence, /e/ is pronounced as /ɵ:/.
+## In the case of /ei/, however, /e/ is pronounced as /e/. However, if /ei/ starts a word, the /e/ is pronounced as /e:/.
+# When stressed, /e/ is pronounced as /ɜ/.
+# In a sequence of an affricate and /e/, the /e/ is pronounced as /ɛ/.
+The following demonstrates every Azkali vowel phoneme and allophone. Phonemes are bolded, whilst allophones are italicized.
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