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'''h c q v x ph''' are used in Latin and Greek loanwords; they're pronounced the same as native '''ch k kw w ks f'''. For example: ''humanismus, calčium, qualita, variant, existowaṫ, philosophia'' [ˈʊmənʲɪsmʏs, kaltSi.ym, ˈkʰwalɪtʰə, ˈbaɾjənt, ˈɛksɪstoʊhtʲ, ˈfɪɫosofɪjə]. | '''h c q v x ph''' are used in Latin and Greek loanwords; they're pronounced the same as native '''ch k kw w ks f'''. For example: ''humanismus, calčium, qualita, variant, existowaṫ, philosophia'' [ˈʊmənʲɪsmʏs, kaltSi.ym, ˈkʰwalɪtʰə, ˈbaɾjənt, ˈɛksɪstoʊhtʲ, ˈfɪɫosofɪjə]. | ||
====Pleophony==== | ====Pleophony==== | ||
CVrC, CVlC is pronounced as CVrəC, CVləC; cf. Irish and Russian. e.g. '' | CVrC, CVlC is pronounced as CVrəC, CVləC; cf. Irish and Russian. e.g. ''smairt'' 'death' = /ˈsmɪɾəh/, ''galwa'' 'head' = /ˈgaɫəβə/, ''derwo'' 'tree' = /ˈdɛɾəβo/, ''welkej'' 'big' = /ˈbɛɫəkʰej/. | ||
-w in word-final -rw and -lw is vocalized to [ʏ] and -g in word-final -rg and -lg becomes [ʊ]. For example: ''pozdarw'' [ˈpʰɔzdərʏ] 'greeting; regards (when signing a letter)'; ''dảrg'' /ˈtaːɾʊ/ 'of roads'. | -w in word-final -rw and -lw is vocalized to [ʏ] and -g in word-final -rg and -lg becomes [ʊ]. For example: ''pozdarw'' [ˈpʰɔzdərʏ] 'greeting; regards (when signing a letter)'; ''dảrg'' /ˈtaːɾʊ/ 'of roads'. | ||