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==Phonotactics== | ==Phonotactics== | ||
There are no silent letters. | '''1. There are no silent letters.''' | ||
There is no phonemic reduced vowel sound like english's /ə/. | '''2. There is no phonemic reduced vowel sound like english's /ə/.''' | ||
'''3. Multiple consonants, vowels and diphthong combinations interact as following:''' | |||
'''Double consonants (that aren't part of a digraph) are pronounced with a syllable break:''' | '''Double consonants (that aren't part of a digraph) are pronounced with a syllable break:''' | ||
<small>'''Example:''' bb = /b.b/</small> | <small>'''Example:''' bb = /b.b/</small> | ||
'''Vowels following each other that are not part of a vowel digraph/diphthong pair are <u>not</u> pronounced with a syllable break inbetween them:''' | |||
<small>'''Example:''' ia = /ɪa/ | |||
'''Example:''' iea = /ɪɛa/ | |||
'''Example:''' aioe = /a͡ɪ.ɔɛ/ | |||
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'''Example:''' aaa = /ɑː.a/</small> | '''Example:''' aaa = /ɑː.a/</small> | ||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||