Editing Mari language (section)

=== Phonological processes ===

Like several other Uralic languages, Mari has [[vowel harmony]]. In addition to front/back harmony, Mari also features round/unround harmony. If the stressed vowel in the word is [[roundedness|rounded]], then the suffix will contain a rounded vowel: for example, кӱтӱ́ ([kyˈty] 'herd') becomes кӱтӱ́штӧ ([kyˈtyʃtø], 'in the herd'); if the stressed vowel is unrounded, then the suffix will contain an unrounded vowel: ки́д ([kid], 'hand') becomes ки́дыште ([ˈkidəʃte], 'in the hand'). If the stressed vowel is back, then the suffix will end in a back vowel: агу́р ([aˈgur], 'whirlpool') becomes агу́рышто ([aˈgurəʃto], 'in the whirlpool').<ref>Зорина, Крылова, Якимова 1990: 9</ref>