Vowels

KIT

In several varieties (WSAfE, StHE, CFE, InSAfE) KIT is ‘split’ into a subclass with [ɪ] (in velar and glottal contexts) and a subclass with a centralized vowel  (in all other contexts). KIT may variably be realized as [i] in StHE, CFE, all L₂ African and south-east Asian varieties. In all L₂ African and south-east Asian varieties it may also be lengthened in certain contexts (as with all potential long-short pairs, since length is non-contrastive).