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Vowel length and Zulu language

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Difference between Vowel length and Zulu language

Vowel length vs. Zulu language

In linguistics, vowel length is the perceived duration of a vowel sound. Zulu (Zulu: isiZulu) is the language of the Zulu people, with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority (over 95%) of whom live in South Africa.

Similarities between Vowel length and Zulu language

Vowel length and Zulu language have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Approximant consonant, Assimilation (phonology), Back vowel, Central vowel, Close vowel, Front vowel, Mid vowel, Open vowel, South African English.

Approximant consonant

Approximants are speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow.

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Assimilation (phonology)

In phonology, assimilation is a common phonological process by which one sound becomes more like a nearby sound.

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Back vowel

A back vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in spoken languages.

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Central vowel

A central vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages.

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Close vowel

A close vowel, also known as a high vowel (in American terminology), is any in a class of vowel sound used in many spoken languages.

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Front vowel

A front vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages, its defining characteristic being that the highest point of the tongue is positioned relatively in front in the mouth without creating a constriction that would make it a consonant.

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Mid vowel

A mid vowel (or a true-mid vowel) is any in a class of vowel sounds used in some spoken languages.

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Open vowel

An open vowel is a vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth.

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South African English

South African English (SAfrE, SAfrEng, SAE, en-ZA) is the set of English dialects native to South Africans.

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Vowel length and Zulu language Comparison

Vowel length has 151 relations, while Zulu language has 115. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 3.38% = 9 / (151 + 115).

References

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