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'''Kurmian''' (''an dhàoigh Cuatham'') | '''Kurmian''' (''an dhàoigh Cuatham'') | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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An unusual feature of Kurmian phonology is that palatalized stops are realized as clicks. | An unusual feature of Kurmian phonology is that palatalized stops are realized as clicks. | ||
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| /z/ || /zj/ | | /z/ || /zj/ | ||
| /ɧ̬/ || /ʐ/ | | /ɧ̬/ || /ʐ/ | ||
| /ɣ/ || / | | /ɣ/ || /ʝ/ | ||
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| /l/ || /ʎ/ | | /l/ || /ʎ/ | ||
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| || | | || /j/ | ||
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===Medials=== | |||
The medial is optional. There is one possible medial, /w~ɥ/. | |||
===Nucleus=== | |||
There are three possible nuclei: /a/, /ə/ and zero. The nuclei display a range of different realizations depending on the phonetic environment: | |||
*/a/ is realized as: | |||
*/ə/ is realized as: | |||
===Coda=== | |||
The coda is optional. There are seven possible finals in Kurmian: /m n ŋ l r w j/. | |||
===Tones=== | |||
===Mutations=== | ===Mutations=== | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||