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/ɲ/ and /ŋ/ are allophones of /n/, for before /e/ or /i/ and before /k/ or /g/ respectively.
[ɲ] and [ŋ] are allophones of /n/, for before /e~i/ and before /k/ or /g/ respectively.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
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====Dipthongs====
====Dipthongs====
In Japanese, an /ou/ is monophthongised to form a long /oː/. This rule does not occur in Nantai, so おう(''ou'') is actually pronounced /ou/, not //.
In Japanese, /ou/ monophthongises to form a long /oː/. This rule does not occur in Nantai, so おう(''ou'') is pronounced [oʊ̯], not //. In the now extinct Eastern Tochigi dialect, /ou/ was pronounced [joː], trading dipthongisation for initial palatalisation.
 
====Nasalisation====
====Nasalisation====
When an alveolar nasal consonant(/n/) is after a vowel, the vowel is nasalised and the consonant is no longer pronounced, e.g. /a/ + /n/ → /an/ → /ã/.
When an alveolar nasal consonant(/n/) is after a vowel, the vowel is nasalised and the consonant is no longer pronounced, e.g. /a/ + /n/ → /an/ → /ã/.
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| colspan=2 | に<br>''ni'' || In, at, on, during, etc.
| colspan=2 | に<br>''ni'' || In, at, on, during, etc.
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| へ<br>written ''he'', pronounced [ɛ]. || Same as Japanese mostly, though more archaically ゐ ''wi''(pronounced [i]) is sometimes used. In the Shirane dialect, where ゐ as a particle is more commonly used, it is pronounced /ehi~ehe/. || To, towards, for
| へ<br>written ''he'', pronounced [ɛ]. ||ゐ<br>''į''<br>[i], [ehi~ehe]<ref name="shirane"></ref>|| To, towards, for
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