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Additionally, all these vowels are distinguished via [[#Vowel classes|vowel class]]; see the [[#Vowel classes|following section]] for more.

===Vowel classes===

====Vowel classes====

Gomin vowels are divided into four vowel classes: '''short''', '''long''', '''high short''' and '''high long'''; these are phonemically distinguished by vowel [[w:Vowel length|length]] and [[w:Pitch-accented language|pitch]].

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! Mid

| [a] ''b'''a''''' [ba] "tree" || [aː] ''v'''aa''''' [~~waː~~] "~~he is~~"

| [a] ''b'''a''''' [ba] "tree" || [aː] ''b'''aa''''' [baː] "fan"

|-

! High

| [á] ''b'''á''''' [bá] "not" || [áː] ''v'''áa''''' [~~ʋáː~~] "~~they (m.) are~~"

| [á] ''b'''á''''' [bá] "not" || [áː] ''b'''áa''''' [báː] "high"

|}

[[Category:Gomin]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Radael]]

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 Additionally, all these vowels are distinguished via [[#Vowel classes|vowel class]]; see the [[#Vowel classes|following section]] for more.
-===Vowel classes===
+====Vowel classes====
 Gomin vowels are divided into four vowel classes: '''short''', '''long''', '''high short''' and '''high long'''; these are phonemically distinguished by vowel [[w:Vowel length|length]] and [[w:Pitch-accented language|pitch]].
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 |-
 ! Mid
-| [a]<br>''b'''a''''' [ba] "tree" || [aː]<br>''v'''aa''''' [waː] "he is"
+| [a]<br>''b'''a''''' [ba] "tree" || [aː]<br>''b'''aa''''' [baː] "fan"
 |-
 ! High
-| [á]<br>''b'''á''''' [bá] "not" || [áː]<br>''v'''áa''''' [ʋáː] "they (m.) are"
+| [á]<br>''b'''á''''' [bá] "not" || [áː]<br>''b'''áa''''' [báː] "high"
 |}
 [[Category:Gomin]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Radael]]