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   The Quinary System of Xylosian
   The extinct Xylosian language, spoken in the northern Tectonic Plateaus circa $1200$ BCE, is notable for having the smallest documented phonemic vowel inventory, consisting solely of five distinct vowel qualities, regardless of syllable stress or surrounding consonantal environment [4].
   The fundamental formula governing the duration ($\tau$) of any Xylosian vowel nucleus is…