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2.2.5. Allophonic alternations
| Finn. | Seto | Er. | HMr | MMr | Ud. | Hun. | SMn | SKh | VKh | Nga. | Ka. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R|T | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ? | — | — | 0 | 1 |
- Meadow Mari F/B and rounding harmony
- As there is an [e] : [ø] : [o] alternation in word-final position, but instead of these a vowel [ə̆] is attested when it occurs in a non-word-final position. Moreover, while stress falls on the last full vowel of the word form, vowels participating in the [e] : [ø] : [o] : [ə̆] alternation are never stressed, irrespective of their quality. As a consequence, it is reasonable to analyse this kind of alternation as an allophonic alternation of the phoneme /ə̆/ (regulated by two kinds of harmonies: rounding and F/B).
- Southern Khanty
- The vowels /i/ and /e/ have no B phonemic counterparts, but they alternate allophonically with [ɨ] and [ɘ], respectively. However, this alternation is optional, and back allophones can (and front allophones must) be followed by front vowels.
- Kamas rounding harmony
- non-alternating due to F/B harmony non-initial syllable /ə̆/ (which can be identified with first syllable /ĭ/ or /ɑ̆/, possibly both), undergoes total harmony after rounded vowels.
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