Azkali language: Difference between revisions
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# When stressed, /e/ is pronounced as /ɜ/. | # When stressed, /e/ is pronounced as /ɜ/. | ||
# In a sequence of an affricate and /e/, the /e/ is pronounced as /ɛ/. | # In a sequence of an affricate and /e/, the /e/ is pronounced as /ɛ/. | ||
These are the rules for /ɤ/: | |||
# At the start of a word, /ɤ/ Is pronounced as /ɤ̞:/. | |||
# At the end of a syllable that is not word final, /ɤ/ is pronounced as /ɤ̞/ (mid, instead of close-mid). | |||
# In any sequence of /ɤ/ and another vowel, /ɤ/ is pronounced as /ə/. | |||
## If said sequence is at the start of the word, and /ɤ/ is the first phoneme in the sequence, /ɤ/ is pronounced as /ɤ:/. | |||
# When stressed, /ɤ/ is pronounced as /ɜ/. | |||
These are the rules for /a/: | |||
# At the start of a word, /a/ is pronounced as /æ:/. | |||
# At the end of a syllable that is not word final, /a/ is pronounced as /æ/. | |||
# In any sequence of /a/ and an other vowel, /a/ is pronounced as /ə/. | |||
## If said sequence is at the start of the word, and /a/ is the first phoneme in the sequence, /a/ is pronounced as /ɜ/. | |||
# When stressed, /a/ is pronounced as /ɑ:/. | |||
The following demonstrates every Azkali vowel phoneme and allophone. Phonemes are bolded, whilst allophones are italicized. | The following demonstrates every Azkali vowel phoneme and allophone. Phonemes are bolded, whilst allophones are italicized. | ||
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|''æ'' | |''æ'' | ||
|''æ:'' | |''æ:'' | ||
|'''a''' | |||
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|'' | |''ɑ:'' | ||
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