>- the [i\] that only appears by epenthesis in final clusters
my thought was it was a syllabic ''n" which changed to schwa > [i\]
>- the [OI] that only appears as an allophone of [2y] before retroflexes —
>while other front vowels retain their rounding; so the existing [oU] might
>be more likely here
quite right im not sure why i had that, im usually good about following my
own rules
[i y u] and [I Y U] only contrasting in *unstressed* syllables is also a bit
surprizing, but IMO it adds some nice flavor (and might signal the
beginnings of a stress system change?)
yeah thats a new feature but it reflects the way i talk (kinda)