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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 | 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 | * /[[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 | 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== | ||
Below is the phonemic analysis of Koṭärt vowels. | |||
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|+ Short monophthongs | |||
! colspan=1 rowspan=1 | | |||
! colspan=1|'''[[w:Front vowel|Front]] | |||
! colspan=1|'''[[w:Central vowel|Central]] | |||
! colspan=1|'''[[w:Back vowel|Back]] | |||
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! 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]] | |||
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! rowspan=1|'''[[w:Near-open vowel|Near-open]]''' | |||
| [[w:Near-open front unrounded vowel|æ]] | |||
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! rowspan=1|'''[[w:Open vowel|Open]]''' | |||
| [[w:Open front unrounded vowel|a]] | |||
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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. | |||
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|+ 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]] | |||
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! rowspan=4 |Closed | |||
|/e̞i̯/ ⟨ei⟩ | |||
|/e̞u̯/ ⟨eu⟩ | |||
|/e̞ɹ/ ⟨er⟩ | |||
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|/əu̯/ ⟨ëu⟩ | |||
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|/ai̯/ ⟨ai⟩ | |||
|/au̯/ ⟨au⟩ | |||
|/aɹ/ ⟨ar⟩ | |||
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|/æu̯/ ⟨äu⟩ | |||
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! rowspan=4 |[[Wiktionary:schwebeablaut|Open]] | |||
|/je̞/ ⟨ye⟩ | |||
|/we̞/ ⟨we⟩ | |||
|/ɹe̞/ ⟨re⟩ | |||
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|/wə/ ⟨wë⟩ | |||
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|/ja/ ⟨ya⟩ | |||
|/wa/ ⟨wa⟩ | |||
|/ɹa/ ⟨ra⟩ | |||
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|/wæ/ ⟨wä⟩ | |||
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==Phonotactics== | ==Phonotactics== | ||