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'''Vowels'''
'''Vowels'''
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! Arabic script !! IPA !! Notes
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|<big><big> ــَـ </big></big> || ə; a || When occurring word-finally, is followed by ـهْ. Represents /ə/ except after gutturals where it may be /a/.
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|<big><big> ــُـ </big></big> || ɨ; u || Normally used for rounded allophone of /ɨ/ before /w/ and after labialized consonants. In Arabic loans and common morphemes may represent /u/.
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|<big><big> ــِـ </big></big> || ɨ; i || Normally used for non-rounded allophones of /ɨ/. In Arabic loans and some common morphemes may represent /i/.
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|<big><big> ــَـا </big></big> || a ||
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|<big><big> ــُـو </big></big> || u ||
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|<big><big> ــِـي </big></big> || i ||
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|<big><big> ــَـيْ </big></big> || e ||
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|<big><big> ــَـوْ </big></big> || o ||
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|<big><big> ــٰـ </big></big> || a || Used in some common morphemes and a few Arabic loans.
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|<big><big> ــًـا </big></big> || ən; an || Occurs word-finally in some Arabic loans. Pronounced /an/ after gutturals and /ən/ otherwise.
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|<big><big> ــٌـ </big></big> || ɨn ||
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|<big><big> ــٍـ </big></big> || ɨn ||
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|<big><big> ــْـ </big></big> || C || Indicates a consonant not followed by a vowel.
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|<big><big> ــّـ </big></big> || Cː || Indicates a geminate consonant. Also used on و and ي for /uwV/ & /ijV/ respectively.
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|<big><big> آ </big></big> || ʔa || Used in some Arabic loans instead of أَ.
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'''Labialization'''
Labialized consonants are represented as follows (/k/ is used as an example):
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! Arabic script !! IPA !! Notes
! Arabic script !! IPA !! Notes
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|A a || A a || a
|<big><big> كُوَ </big></big> || kʷə ||  
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|<big><big> كُوِي </big></big> || kʷi ||
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|<big><big> كُوَا </big></big> || kʷa ||
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|<big><big> كُوَيْ </big></big> || kʷe ||
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|<big><big> كُ </big></big> || kʷɨ ||
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! Arabic script
|<big><big> كُوَ </big></big> || <big><big> كُوِي </big></big> || <big><big> كُوَا </big></big> || <big><big> كُوَيْ </big></big> || <big><big> كُ </big></big>
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|Ä ä || Ä ä || ə
! IPA
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| kʷə || kʷi || kʷa || kʷe || kʷɨ
|}


====Latin alphabet====
====Latin alphabet====
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