Ukrainian can be analyzed as having 6 phonemic vowels and 33 phonemic consonants as well as 5 marginal consonants, those being palatalized labials: /mʲ, pʲ, bʲ, fʲ, ʋʲ/. Ukrainian does not have phonemic vowel length, however consonants are distinguished based on gemination: па́на /'pana/ "sir (genitive)" vs па́нна /'panːa/ "lady".
Ukrainian can be analyzed as having 6 phonemic vowels and 33 phonemic consonants as well as 5 marginal consonants, those being palatalized labials: /mʲ, pʲ, bʲ, fʲ, ʋʲ/. Ukrainian does not have phonemic vowel length, however consonants are distinguished based on gemination: па́на /'pana/ "sir (genitive)" vs па́нна /'panːa/ "lady".
Source: Wikipedia "Ukrainian phonology" · CC BY-SA 4.0
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