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diff --git a/src/phonology/phonemes.md b/src/phonology/phonemes.md index 894dbb0..0c2a0dd 100644 --- a/src/phonology/phonemes.md +++ b/src/phonology/phonemes.md @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Ravna consists of 9 vowels. - /ə/ occurs as unstressed /e/ - /ɨ/ occurs as unstressed /i/, which disappears when possible - /a/ and /o/ have umlauts /ɛ/ and /u/ respectively. +- In verb conjugation ending, /e/ is realized as [ɛ] instead of [ə]. Similarly, + /i/ is realized as [i] instead of [ɨ] ## Umlaut @@ -57,8 +59,9 @@ If the word has more than 3 syllables: - The secondary stress is on the third syllable. - The high pitches are on the stresses, and low pitches are on other syllable. -These rules don't apply for prefixes---prefixes are never stressed. For -prefixed words, stress rules apply starting from the main stem. +These rules don't apply for prefixes—prefixes are never stressed. For +prefixed words, stress rules apply starting from the main stem. The pitches +are also reversed for these words Another exception in compound: |