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The phonology of Old Ardian has been reconstructed based on modern correspondences. The reconstruction of the vowel system faces the following problems: | The phonology of Old Ardian has been reconstructed based on modern correspondences. The reconstruction of the vowel system faces the following problems: | ||
* Written Old Ardian vowels differed for height and roundness, but not frontness or vowel length. | * Written Old Ardian vowels differed for height and roundness, but not frontness or vowel length. | ||
** < | ** <ⲁ> could represent /ɑ(ː)/ or /æ(ː)/ (the latter distinguished as <ⲁ̣́> in modern marking) | ||
** <ⲉ> could represent /e(ː)/ or /ɤ(ː)/ (the latter distinguished as <ⲉ̀> in modern marking) | ** <ⲉ> could represent /e(ː)/ or /ɤ(ː)/ (the latter distinguished as <ⲉ̀> in modern marking) | ||
** <ⲓ> could represent /i(ː)/ or /ɯ(ː)/ (or /j/) (the latter distinguished as <ⲓ̀> in modern marking) | ** <ⲓ> could represent /i(ː)/ or /ɯ(ː)/ (or /j/) (the latter distinguished as <ⲓ̀> in modern marking) | ||