| 11. | Therefore, for logical reasons, the close vowels could have diphthongized before the close-mid vowels raised.
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| 12. | Also, the near-close vowels and became more open in most varieties and merged with and respectively.
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| 13. | Additionally, occurs as an allophone of word-initially and between a stressed close vowel and the glottal stop.
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| 14. | In Western Persian, two of the vowel contrasts have been lost : those between the tense mid and close vowels.
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| 15. | All of them end in a close vowel ( ), but they may begin with a variety of other vowels.
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| 16. | Dialectical evidence shows that in the Sotho Tswana languages was originally pronounced as a retroflex flap before the two close vowels.
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| 17. | For example, �w is read [ ti ] as a close rime, with the close vowel [ i ].
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| 18. | That is, close-mid vowels, near-close vowels, and close vowels can all be considered high vowels.
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| 19. | That is, close-mid vowels, near-close vowels, and close vowels can all be considered high vowels.
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| 20. | The Obdorsk dialect has retained full close vowels and has a nine-vowel system : full vowels and reduced vowels ).
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