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Nodrostaj

Phonology & Orthography

/p t k q/ are realized as [p̚ t̚ k̚ q̚] word finally
/b d g ɢ/ are realized as [β ð ɣ ʁ] after a vowel and before another vowel, a sibilant, or a liquid
/k ɡ ŋ x/ and /q ɢ ɴ χ/ are in complementary distribution with the former occurring in a syllable containing front vowels and the latter occurring in a syllable containing back vowels
/hm hn hŋ hɴ hr hɮ/ are realized as [m̥ n̥ ŋ̥ ɴ̥ r̥ ɬ]
/r ɮ/ are realized as [r̥ ɬ] word finally
geminated consonants are represented by doubling the consonants

when unstressed, vowels become more central
/a/ and /ɜː/ is realized as [ɑ] and [ʌː] when before or after a uvular consonant

The vowel harmony of Nodrostic is based on front/back harmony.

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 !Front
-| ''e'' || ''ö'' || ''y''
+| ''e'' || ''ee'' || ''ö'' || ''öö'' || ''y'' || ''yy''
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 !Back
-| ''a'' || ''o'' || ''u''
+| ''a'' || ''aa'' || ''o'' || ''oo'' || ''u'' || ''uu''
 |-
 !Neutral
-|colspan=3| ''i''
+|colspan=3| ''i ii''
 |-
 |}
-* a word whose vowels are only /i/ would take the front variants' affixing
+* a word whose vowels are only ''i'' or ''ii'' would take the front variants' affixing
-== Stress ==
-Stress normally falls on the first syllable of a word. However, there is irregular stress. This is denoted by an acute accent on that specific syllable's vowel to show the irregularity.
 ==Syllable Structure & Phonotactics==
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 !1P
-| -vøs/vos || -vøl/vol || -venee/vanaa
+| -ös/os || -öl/ol || -enee/anaa
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 !2P