Garish Phonology

> Consonants:

> |  m  | /// |  n  | /// |  ŋ  | /// |

> |-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

> | p b | /// | t d | ʧ ʤ | k g | /// |

> |-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

> | f v |  θ  | s z |  ʃ  |  x  |  h  |

> |-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

> | /// | /// | r l |  j  | /// | /// |

>

> Vowels:

> | iː yː | ɪ | / | ʊ |   uː  |

> |-------|---|---|---|-------|

> | eː øː | ɛ | ə | ɔ |   oː  |

> |-------|---|---|---|-------|

> |   æː  | a | / | / | ɒː~ɔː |

> Diphthongs: ɪj, iə, ɛj, ej, eə, aə~aː, æj, æə, ʊə, uə, ɔj, ɔə, oə, ɑə, ɒə~ɔə, yj, yə, øj, øə

>

> Notes: voiceless stops not in a cluster with a fricative are aspirated. /s/ and /θ/ are voiced next to voiced consonants.

> Notes: front rounded vowels are at least partially unrounded for most speakers. /r/ is devoiced word-initially.

> Notes: long vowels often reduced to half-long in casual speech. /n/ is allophonically [ŋ] before velars.

> Notes: voiced stops are devoiced next to /ʃ/ and word-finally.

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