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It has 8 short vowels, 7 of which are native to Radestrian. | It has 8 short vowels, 7 of which are native to Radestrian. | ||
There are also 7 long vowels, 5 of which are native to Radestrian, as well as 3 overlong vowels. | There are also 7 long vowels, 5 of which are native to Radestrian, as well as 3 overlong vowels. | ||
Moreover, there are between 14 and 15 diphthongal vowel phonemes, bringing the language's overall vowel phoneme count to 32 or 33. Historically, {{wipa|rad|/æː/}} was the diphthong {{wipa|rad|/ɛa/}}, but it is now no longer considered, perceived or realised as a diphthong. The diphthongs {{wipa|rad|/ie/}} | Moreover, there are between 14 and 15 diphthongal vowel phonemes, bringing the language's overall vowel phoneme count to 32 or 33. Historically, {{wipa|rad|/æː/}} was the diphthong {{wipa|rad|/ɛa/}}, but it is now no longer considered, perceived or realised as a diphthong. The diphthongs {{wipa|rad|/ie/}} and {{wipa|rad|/uo/}} also have long counterparts: {{wipa|rad|/iːe/}} and {{wipa|rad|/uːo/}} respectively. | ||
The short-long-overlong duration ratio is approximately 1 : 1.8 : 2.6, with short vowels lasting around 130–180ms. In colloquial speech, the short-long distinction tends to be neutralised in final syllables, particularly in common inflections such as ''-í'' and ''-ú(r)'': {{m|rad|desúr}} ('in fact') may be realised as {{wipa|rad|[ˈdɛs'''u'''r]}}. Similarly, overlong vowels tend to become long—or even short for speakers with a long-overlong merger—in this context: ''vjeirevỉ'' {{wipa|rad|[ˈvjairɛv'''i(ː)''']}} ('of a fifth'). | The short-long-overlong duration ratio is approximately 1 : 1.8 : 2.6, with short vowels lasting around 130–180ms. In colloquial speech, the short-long distinction tends to be neutralised in final syllables, particularly in common inflections such as ''-í'' and ''-ú(r)'': {{m|rad|desúr}} ('in fact') may be realised as {{wipa|rad|[ˈdɛs'''u'''r]}}. Similarly, overlong vowels tend to become long—or even short for speakers with a long-overlong merger—in this context: ''vjeirevỉ'' {{wipa|rad|[ˈvjairɛv'''i(ː)''']}} ('of a fifth'). | ||