Vowel length

In linguistics, **vowel length** is the perceived length of a vowel sound: the corresponding physical measurement is duration. In some languages vowel length is an important phonemic factor, meaning vowel length can change the meaning of the word, for example in: Arabic, Finnish, Fijian, Kannada, Japanese, Latin, Old English, Scottish Gaelic, and Vietnamese. While vowel length alone does not change word meaning in most dialects of English, it is said to do so in a few dialects, such as Australian English, Lunenburg English, New Zealand English, and South African English. It also plays a lesser phonetic role in Cantonese, unlike in other varieties of Chinese.

## Occurence

* Manx phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Samoan phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Xhosa phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Lithuanian phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Jicarilla phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Choctaw phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Luganda phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Luganda orthography ‎ (← links | edit)
* Luxembourgish phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Standard German phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Norwegian phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Afrikaans phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Sulka phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Western Apache phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Swedish phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Tuvaluan phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Latgalian phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Phuan phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Faroese phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Ahom phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Coast Tsimshian phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Nisga'a phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Old Saxon phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Avestan phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Fuliiru phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* West Frisian phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Maidu phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Bavarian phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Khowar phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Seri phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Fang phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Kven phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Balochi phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Lake Miwok phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Kongo phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Altai phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Apma phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Tuvan phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Mescalero-Chiricahua phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Ahtna phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Eyak phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Tsuutʼina phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Tariana phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Qʼeqchiʼ phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Eastern Pomo phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Kham phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Goemai phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Noon phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Halkomelem phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Sandawe phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Ngaju phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Chickasaw phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Kumzari phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Mursi phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Saramaccan phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Sangsari phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Comanche phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Yucatec Maya phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Shompen phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Latvian phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Slovak phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Tamasheq phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Tulu phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Korku phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Southern Sámi phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Modern Scots phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Selkup phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Northern Qiang phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Northern Qiang orthography ‎ (← links | edit)
* Gagauz phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Shoshoni phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Wintu phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Karelian phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Forest Nenets phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Hän phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Rama phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Patwin phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Kalami phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Polci phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Pakanha phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Gusii phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Macedonian phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Hawaiian phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Mandan phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Chiwere phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Hidatsa phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Crow phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Mising phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Mam phonology ‎ (← links | edit)
* Tzeltal phonology ‎ (← links | edit)