👉 The term "nonary" is a term used in linguistics, specifically in the field of phonetics. It refers to a vowel sound that has no consonant or dental length to it. In other words, it is a vowel sound without any vowels at all. This term is often used in the context of certain languages and dialects where there are many non-voiced sounds. One example of this term in action is in the Japanese language, which uses a set of consonants (