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Consonants
Slohniesya has a relatively large collection of consonants. They are divided into two distinct groups: hard & soft. Soft consonants are mostly palatalised versions of hard consonants but there are also exceptions. Softening is marked with the letter "y".

p, pʲ, b, bʲ, t, θ, d, ð, s, ʃ, ʂ, ɕ

p, py, b, by, t, ty, d, dy, s, si, se, sy

Vowels
Slohniesya has also relatively many vowel sounds. They are divided into three groups: (ɑ, o, u, ʉ)(i, e, ə)(æ, ø, y, ɨ). Vowels in groups 1 & 3 can't be in the same word. Vowels in the group 2 can be in any word. Sound o appears only in diphthong uɑ.

ɑ, u, ʉ, i, e, ə, æ, ø, y, ɨ - uɑ

a, u, ù, i, e, -, è, ò, ì, à - o

Schwa appears only in certain situations. These are: 1. Consonants functioning as a vowel in a consonant cluster of three or more consonants (srso = sərsuɑ) 2. Unstressed prepositions 3. Between two same or similar consonant sounds at the border of two words (sol liecasy = suɑl ə ljiekɑɕ)