Phoneme/Sound
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Allophones
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Notes
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/i/ [i]
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[ɪ]
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when in closed syllables
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/a/ [æ]
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[æ]
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as the standard relisation, when in neutral environments or open syllables
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[ɐ]
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in closed syllables
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[a]
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when occurring after a pharyngeal or glottal consonant
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[ɑ]
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when within the vicinity of the velarized or pharyngealized, or uvular consonants
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/o/ [o]
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[ɔ], [ʊ]
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in free variation
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/u/ [u]
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[ʊ]
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in free variation
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[ɔ]
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when preceded by a pharyngeal or velarized consonant
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/iː/ [iː]
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[ɨː]
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when preceded by /q/
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[iːᵊ]
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offglide, when followed by a velarized/pharyngealized consonant
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[ᵊiː]
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onglide, when preceded by a velarized/pharyngealized consonant
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/eː/ [eː]
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[ɘː]
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when preceded by /q/
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[ɪː]
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when preceded by /b/
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[iː]
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when preceding or following /j/
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[eːᵊ]
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offglide, when followed by a velarized/pharyngealized consonant
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[ᵊeː]
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onglide, when preceded by a velarized/pharyngealized consonant
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/aː/ [æː]
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[æː]
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when in neutral environments or open syllables
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[aː]
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when after a glottal stop /ʔ/
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[ɑː]
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within the position of a velarized/pharyngealized consonant or /ɻ/ consonant
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/oː/ [ɔː]
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[ɔː]
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as the standard realization
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[oː]
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when preceded be a labial, alveolar, or palatal consonant
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[ʊː]
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when preceded by /ɻ/
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/uː/ [uː]
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[ʊː]
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in free variation
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[oː]
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within the position of a velarized/pharyngealized consonant
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