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=== Vowels ===
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Revision as of 17:50, 26 April 2022

This page gives a basic overview of Mirja's phonology. See the referenced pages for more detailed descriptions of individual phenomena.

Segmental phoneme inventory

Mirja has the following segmental phonemes.

Consonants

Bilabial Labiodental Apical Palatal Velar Glottal
Obstruent Voiceless stop (h) t k
Voiceless fricative [ɸ~w̥] [f] s [θ] x h
Voiced v d~ð g~ɣ
Nasal m n [ŋ]
Liquid Lateral l ɬ
Rhotic ɾ ɾ̥
Approximant w [ɸ~w̥] j [j̥~ç]

Vowels

Front Non-front
Unrounded Rounded
High i ɨ u
Low e a o