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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
Vowels in Koṭärt are more complicated than consonants. It differentiates [[w:Vowel length|long]] and short [[w:Monopthong|monophthongs]], with long vowels being phonologically different vowels than short ones. This is a because of sound changes that resulted in a vowel shift. There are also many diphthongs. The vowels operate within [[w:Umlaut|umlaut]] and [[w:Ablaut|ablaut]] systems, see [[Koṭärt#Phonetics|Phonetics]] part for explanation.
Vowels in Koṭärt are more complicated than consonants. It differentiates [[w:Vowel length|long]] and short [[w:Monopthong|monophthongs]], with long vowels being phonetically different vowels than short ones. This is a because of sound changes that resulted in a vowel shift. There are also many diphthongs. The vowels operate within [[w:Umlaut|umlaut]] and [[w:Ablaut|ablaut]] systems, see [[Koṭärt#Phonetics|Phonetics]] part for explanation.


All vowels can be nasalized, in romanization it's represented as ⟨Vṃ⟩, m with a dot below.
All vowels can be nasalized, in romanization it's represented as ⟨Vṃ⟩, m with a dot below.
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* /[[w:Mid front rounded vowel|ø̞]]/ can have different phonological values, depending on a dialect, and even speaker's idiolect (just as certain aforementioned nuances with some consonants), it may be realised as [‌[[w:Mid front rounded vowel|ø̞]]‌], [‌[[w:Close-mid central rounded vowel|ɵ]]‌], or [‌[[w:Mid central rounded vowel|ɵ̞]]‌].
* /[[w:Mid front rounded vowel|ø̞]]/ can have different phonetic values, depending on a dialect, and even speaker's idiolect (just as certain aforementioned nuances with some consonants), it may be realised as [‌[[w:Mid front rounded vowel|ø̞]]‌], [‌[[w:Close-mid central rounded vowel|ɵ]]‌], or [‌[[w:Mid central rounded vowel|ɵ̞]]‌].
* [‌[[w:Mid central vowel|ə]]‌], in addition to its role as a phoneme, is an allophone of /[[w:Open front unrounded vowel|a]]/ when unstressed, however [‌[[w:Near-open central vowel|ɐ]]‌] is an unstressed allophone of /a/ as well, but in two-syllable words and when it precedes a stressed syllable in a multisyllable word. For example, ''ṣtaṃśau'' [‌[[IPA for Koṭärt|ʂtɐ̃ˈɕaʊ̯̈]]‌].
* [‌[[w:Mid central vowel|ə]]‌], in addition to its role as a phoneme, is an allophone of /[[w:Open front unrounded vowel|a]]/ when unstressed, however [‌[[w:Near-open central vowel|ɐ]]‌] is an unstressed allophone of /a/ as well, but in two-syllable words and when it precedes a stressed syllable in a multisyllable word. For example, ''ṣtaṃśau'' [‌[[IPA for Koṭärt|ʂtɐ̃ˈɕaʊ̯̈]]‌].
* [‌[[w:Open-mid central unrounded vowel|ɜ]]‌] is a stressed allophone of /[[w:Mid central vowel|ə]]/, however some put stress on /[[w:Mid central vowel|ə]]/ nonetheless.
* [‌[[w:Open-mid central unrounded vowel|ɜ]]‌] is a stressed allophone of /[[w:Mid central vowel|ə]]/, however some put stress on /[[w:Mid central vowel|ə]]/ nonetheless.
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Koṭärt [[Koṭärt#Phonotactics|phonotactics]] allow [[w:Vowel hiatus|vowel hiatus]] up to two consonants in a row, which are oftenly pronounced as a vowel-semivowel pair, meaning phonologically there are more diphthongs than presented on a table, yet they do not carry any sort of [[w:Semantics|semantic]] significance, and can be alternatively substituted by two vowels with an intervocalic [[w:glottal stop|glottal stop]].
Koṭärt [[Koṭärt#Phonotactics|phonotactics]] allow [[w:Vowel hiatus|vowel hiatus]] up to two consonants in a row, which are oftenly pronounced as a vowel-semivowel pair, meaning phonetically there are more diphthongs than presented on a table, yet they do not carry any sort of [[w:Semantics|semantic]] significance, and can be alternatively substituted by two vowels with an intervocalic [[w:glottal stop|glottal stop]].


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==Phonetics==
==Phonetics==


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Below is the phonemic analysis of Koṭärt vowels.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|+ Short monophthongs
! colspan=1 rowspan=1 |
! colspan=1|'''[[w:Front vowel|Front]]
! colspan=1|'''[[w:Central vowel|Central]]
! colspan=1|'''[[w:Back vowel|Back]]
|-
! rowspan=1|'''[[w:Mid vowel|Mid]]'''
| [[w:Mid front unrounded vowel|e̞]] [[w:Mid front rounded vowel|ø̞]]
| [[w:Mid central vowel|ə]]
| [[w:Mid back rounded vowel|o̞]]
|-
! rowspan=1|'''[[w:Near-open vowel|Near-open]]'''
| [[w:Near-open front unrounded vowel|æ]]
|
|
|-
! rowspan=1|'''[[w:Open vowel|Open]]'''
| [[w:Open front unrounded vowel|a]]
|
|
|-
|}
 
The phonemic vowels of the Koṭärt-Weśte dialect are quite asymmetrical, three front vowels, one central vowel, and one back vowel. Most phonemic vowels are mid, except for /a/ and /æ/. It contrasts very similar sounding /a/, /æ/, and /ə/, although in some dialects /a/ is more back, making it more distinct.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|+ Diphthongs (phonemic values and romanisation)
! colspan=1 rowspan=1 |
! colspan=1|[[w:Front vowel|Front]]
! colspan=1|[[w:Back vowel|Back]]
! colspan=1|[[w:R-colored vowel|Rhotic]]
|-
! rowspan=4 |Closed
|/e̞i̯/ ⟨ei⟩
|/e̞u̯/ ⟨eu⟩
|/e̞ɹ/ ⟨er⟩
|-
|
|/əu̯/ ⟨ëu⟩
|
|-
|/ai̯/ ⟨ai⟩
|/au̯/ ⟨au⟩
|/aɹ/ ⟨ar⟩
|-
|
|/æu̯/ ⟨äu⟩
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|-
 
! rowspan=4 |[[Wiktionary:schwebeablaut|Open]]
|/je̞/ ⟨ye⟩
|/we̞/ ⟨we⟩
|/ɹe̞/ ⟨re⟩
|-
|
|/wə/ ⟨wë⟩
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|-
|/ja/ ⟨ya⟩
|/wa/ ⟨wa⟩
|/ɹa/ ⟨ra⟩
|-
|
|/wæ/ ⟨wä⟩
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|-
|}
 


==Phonotactics==
==Phonotactics==