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IPA Analogies

by Dr. Watalodabaloni Überwoggle, B.F.E.
Waikikamukau Mūūniversity, New Zealand

This puzzle is worth 5 points (for all of them).

Complete each of the following IPA analogies. All have a potentially unexpected common thread.

1) close-mid front unrounded vowel : close-mid central unrounded vowel ::
          open-mid front unrounded vowel : __

2) alveolar nasal : retroflex nasal ::
          voiced alveolar plosive : __

3) close front unrounded vowel : near-close near-front unrounded vowel ::
          close front rounded vowel : __

4) voiced labialized velar approximant : voiceless labialized velar fricative ::
          voiceless glottal fricative : __

5) close front unrounded vowel : close central unrounded vowel ::
          close back rounded vowel : __

6) close-mid front unrounded vowel : mid central vowel ::
          open front unrounded vowel : __

7) open back unrounded vowel : open back rounded vowel ::
          bilabial nasal :: __

Solution.

Linguistic Story Time—Abbernathy Ljunqvist, M.B.A.
Mars Linguists—Prof. Yamātārājabhānasalagām Ouroboros
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