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The semivowel /j/ has a palatalising effect on the preceding consonant, most notably blending with /d <sup><small>n</small></sup>d z/ to become [d͡ʒ <sup><small>n</small></sup>d͡ʒ ʒ] respectively. The sequences /hj/ and /hw/ tend to be pronounced [ʍ] and [ç] respectively. | The semivowel /j/ has a palatalising effect on the preceding consonant, most notably blending with /d <sup><small>n</small></sup>d z/ to become [d͡ʒ <sup><small>n</small></sup>d͡ʒ ʒ] respectively. The sequences /hj/ and /hw/ tend to be pronounced [ʍ] and [ç] respectively. | ||
==Vowels== | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" | |||
|- align=center | |||
! !! front !! central !! back | |||
|- align=center | |||
! close | |||
| '''i''' || || '''u''' | |||
|- align=center | |||
! open mid | |||
| '''e''' || || '''o''' | |||
|- align=center | |||
! low | |||
| || '''a''' || | |||
|} | |||
The true values of the vowels /a e i o u/ tend to be closer to [ä ɛ ɪ ɔ ʊ] although, for simplicity's sake, they are usually transcribed with <a e i o u> even in narrow phonetic transcription. Each vowel has a fairly wide allophonic range and the cardinal [a e i o u] values fall within these ranges. | |||
The high vowels /i u/ have non-syllabic allophones, [i̯~j] and [u̯~w] respectively. These appear when these vowels are unstressed and following another vowel. | |||
== Phonotactics == | |||
== Prosody == | |||