system including the high front , low , and high back . Aleut vowels contrast with their long counterparts , , and .

Notably, Aleut is pronounced slightly lower than in the vowel space.

The long vowel is pronounced retracted in the vowel space creating a significant distinction relative to the vowel length of . The two high vowels are pronounced with the same vowel quality regardless of vowel length.

In contact with a uvular, is lowered to , is backed to , and is lowered

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