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