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

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

The argument of an intransitive verb is realized through suffixes added to a verb stem.

The agent and object of a transitive verb is realized through suffixes added to a verb stem.

(row = agent, column = object)

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 = Phonology & Orthography =
+== Alphabet ==
 == Consonants ==
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 |-
 !Close
-| /iː yː/ ''ii yy'' || || /uː/ ''uu''
+| /iː yː/ ''í ý'' || || /uː/ ''ú''
 |-
 !Near-close
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 |-
 !Close-mid
-| /eː øː/ ''ee öö'' || || /oː/ ''oo''
+| /eː øː/ ''é ő'' || || /oː/ ''ó''
 |-
 !Open-mid
-| /ɛ œ/ ''e ö'' || /ɜː/ ''aa'' || /ɔ/ ''o''
+| /ɛ œ/ ''e ö'' || /ɜː/ ''á'' || /ɔ/ ''o''
 |-
 !Open
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-* when unstressed, vowels become more central
+* when unstressed, vowels become slightly more central
 * /a/ and /ɜː/ is realized as [ɑ] and [ʌː], respectively, when before or after a uvular consonant