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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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 !Front
-| ''e'' || ''ee'' || ''ö'' || ''öö'' || ''y'' || ''yy''
+| ''e'' || ''é'' || ''ö'' || ''ő'' || ''y'' || ''ý''
 |-
 !Back
-| ''a'' || ''aa'' || ''o'' || ''oo'' || ''u'' || ''uu''
+| ''a'' || ''á'' || ''o'' || ''ó'' || ''u'' || ''ú''
 |-
 !Neutral
-|colspan=6| ''i ii''
+|colspan=6| ''i í''
 |-
 |}
-* a word whose vowels are only ''i'' or ''ii'' would take the front variants' affixing
+* a word whose vowels are only ''i'' or ''í'' would take the front variants' affixing
 ==Syllable Structure & Phonotactics==