2.inventories:2.1.size
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2.1. Size of vowel inventories
| Finn. | Seto | Er. | HMr | MMr | Ud. | Hun. | SMn | SKh | VKh | Nga. | Ka. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| num. | 8(+8) | 10(+10) | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9(+5) | ? | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 (11?) |
- Finnish
- i(ː), u(ː), y(ː), e(ː), o(ː), ø(ː), ɑ(ː), æ(ː)
- Seto
- i(ː), ɨ(ː), u(ː), y(ː), e(ː), ɘ(ː) o(ː), ø(ː), ɑ(ː), æ(ː)
- Erzya
- i, u, e, o, ɑ
- Hill Mari
- i, u, y, e, o, ø, ɑ, æ, ĕ, ɘ̆ 1)
- Meadow Mari
- i, u, y, e, o, ø, ɑ, ə̆
- Udmurt
- i, u, y, e, o, ø, ɑ, æ, ĕ, ɘ̆
- Hungarian
- i(ː), u(ː), y(ː), eː, o(ː), ø(ː), ɑː, ɒ, ɛ
- Southern Mansi
- problematic
- Southern Khanty
- i, u, y, e, o, ø, ɑ, æ, ĕ, ɘ̆, ŏ, ø̆ 2)
- Vakh/Vasyugan Khanty
- i, ɨ, u, y, e, o, ø, ɑ, æ, ĕ, ɘ̆, ŏ, ø̆
- Nganasan
- i, ɨ, u, y, e, o, ə, ɑ, i̯ɑ, u̯ɑ3)
- Kamas
- i, ɨ, u, y, e, o, ø, ɑ, ?æ, ĭ, ɑ̆ 4)
1)
The symbols /ĕ/ and /ɘ̆/ are used when there is a F/B opposition, while /ə̆/ is used when there is no such.
2)
Vértes (1977: 158) also includes ɨ and ɘ, however, these are just allomorphs of i and e, respectively, mainly due to front/back harmony.
3)
Diphthongs are included due to their behavior similar to that of simple vowels.
4)
based on Klumpp 2016: 40
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