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Similar to General Fyxamian, but:
Similar to General Fyxamian, but:
*Many monophthongs lengthen or diphthongize allophonically:
*Many monophthongs lengthen or diphthongize allophonically:
**"trap-bath split": /a/ is pronounced [ɑː] before fricatives /f v s z θ ð/ and word-finally, and [æ] or fully front [a] otherwise. For example, ''ras'' /ras/ 'power' is pronounced [rɑːs]; ''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋɑː], but ''glah'' 'will' is pronounced [gʀæh].
**"trap-bath split": /a/ is pronounced [ɑː] before /r f v s z θ ð/ and word-finally, and [æ] or fully front [a] otherwise. For example, ''ras'' /ras/ 'power' is pronounced [rɑːs]; ''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋɑː], but ''glah'' 'will' is pronounced [gʀæh].
**/ɛ/ becomes [ɛə] or [eə] before voiced consonants /m n ŋ r v ð z/ or word-finally. /œ/ and /ə/ become [ɞː] and [ɘː] in the same environment.
**/ɛ/ becomes [ɛə] or [eə] before voiced consonants /m n ŋ r v ð z/ or word-finally. /œ/ and /ə/ become [ɞː] and [ɘː] in the same environment.
**/i y u/ become [iː yː uː] in open syllables and [ɪ ʏ ʊ] otherwise.
**/i y u/ become [iː yː uː] in open syllables and [ɪ ʏ ʊ] otherwise.