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semivowel
semivowel (ˈsɛmɪvaʊəl) [f. semi- 8 c + vowel, after L. sēmivocālis: see prec. Cf. F. semi-voyelle.] A vocal sound that partakes of the nature of a vowel and of a consonant; a letter representing such a sound. The general literary use echoes that of the Roman grammarians, who applied the term to the ...
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Semivowel
Although "semivowel" and "approximant" are sometimes treated as synonymous, most authors use the term "semivowel" for a more restricted set; there is no As mentioned above, the labiodental approximant is considered a semivowel in some treatments.
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semivowel
semivowel/ˈsemɪvauəl; `sɛmɪˌvaʊəl/ n(letter representing a) sound like a vowel that functions as a consonant, eg / w/, / j/ 半元音(字母)(如 / w/、 /j/).
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Seion
part of the standard Gojuon alphabet in Japanese (as opposed to a dakuon or handakuon), i.e. a syllable with a leading unvoiced consonant or leading semivowel
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semivocal
† semivocal, a. and n. Obs. [ad. L. sēmivocālis (in sense A. 2, B., transl. of Gr. ἡµίϕωνος): see semi- and vocal a.] A. adj. 1. Applied to the sound of trumpets, drums, etc. (see quots.).1614 Adams Divell's Banket 28 By vocall speeches, semivocall Drummes and Trumpets, mute Ensignes. 1688 Holme Arm...
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Hagfa Pinyim
Consonants
Semivowel
Vowels
Tones
All words are written in their original tones instead of tones with tone sandhi.
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Buč
This name form with -u- is based on old transcriptions and also labialization of the semivowel after initial b-.
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Voiced labial–velar approximant
Features
Features of the voiced labial–velar approximant:
The type of approximant is glide or semivowel. The term semivowel emphasizes that, although the sound is vocalic in nature, it is not 'syllabic' (it does not form the nucleus of a syllable).
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Kozje-Bizeljsko dialect
and morphological characteristics
The Kozje-Bizeljsko dialect has transitional features to the Lower Carniolan dialects such as an originally preserved semivowel with a positionally conditioned a reflex of the long semivowel, and retention of pitch accent.
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Ŭ
Esperanto
Ŭ represents a semivowel in the orthography of Esperanto, which is an international auxiliary language publicly presented in 1887. In other names, only the breve was dropped, while preserving the pronunciation of a semivowel u, as is the case of B.P. Hasdeŭ.
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Chiltepec-Tlacoatzintepec Chinantec
/t, ts, θ, l, s, n, ŋ, k, ɡ, h/ can be palatalised before the semivowel /j/
4. /p, ŋ, k, ɡ, h/ can be labialised before the semivowel /w/
Vowels
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Inverted breve
The same diacritic is placed under iota (ι̯) to represent the Proto-Indo-European semivowel as it relates to Greek grammar; upsilon with an inverted breve (υ̯) is used alongside digamma (ϝ) to represent the Proto-Indo-European semivowel .
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Carinthian dialect group
close reflex of long yat and open reflex of short yat, lengthening of old acute syllables and short neo-acute syllables, and an e-like reflex of the long semivowel and ə-like reflex of the short semivowel.
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Nimboran language
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Sungwadia language
/i/ can also be heard as a semivowel [j] in word-final position.
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Penama languages
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