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A grammar of Pite Saami, 2014

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3.2 Vowels<br />

(164) /porːe/ buorre<br />

[pʊ͡orːe]<br />

‘good’<br />

(165) /kolːe/ guolle<br />

[kʊ͡olːe]<br />

‘fish\nom.sg’<br />

(166) /vaːjpmo/ vájbmo<br />

[vaːjp̚mo] ‘heart\nom.sg’<br />

(167) /aːnoti-p/ ánodip<br />

[aːnotɪpʰ]<br />

‘request-1pl.prs’<br />

[0213]<br />

[pit110413a.003]<br />

[pit080701b.115]<br />

[6301]<br />

3.2.1.8 Close back vowel<br />

The segment /u/ is a close back vowel. In V1 position, it is not realized with a<br />

completely narrow oral cavity, while in V2 and V3 positions it is even less close<br />

and essentially [ʊ], and tends to be shorter in duration. Some examples are found<br />

in (168) through (173).<br />

(168) /jukːsa/ jukksa<br />

[jukːsa]<br />

‘ski.binding\nom.sg’<br />

(169) /murːʰko/ murrko<br />

[murr̥ːko] ‘fog\nom.sg’<br />

(170) /puʰʦu/ buhtsu<br />

[puhʦʊ]<br />

‘reindeer\gen.sg’<br />

(171) /ʦipʦu-t/ tsibtsut<br />

[ʦipʰʦʊtʰ] ‘pinch-inf’<br />

(172) /ɲalːka-jmus/ njallgajmus<br />

[ɲalᵊkajmʊs] ‘tasty-superl’<br />

(173) /sulːu-ʧ/ sullutj<br />

[sulːʊʧ]<br />

‘island-dim\nom.sg’<br />

[0934]<br />

[pit080702b.065]<br />

[pit110413b.088]<br />

[5712]<br />

[4462]<br />

[5148]<br />

3.2.1.9 Close back to open front vowel<br />

The segment /u͡a/ is a diphthong which begins as a close but slightly centralized<br />

back vowel and opens to an open front vowel [ʊ͡a] in most cases. However, the<br />

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