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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels and Diphthongs=== | ||
'''Eḥeiθymme''' has four short vowels and four long vowels, a distinction manifested as the long vowels' sound being held twice as long as short vowels' sound. | '''Eḥeiθymme''' has four short vowels and four long vowels, a distinction manifested as the long vowels' sound being held twice as long as short vowels' sound. | ||
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Note that, when spoken, there is some variation in the actual pronunciation of /ɛ:/, and may be more accurately pronounced as [e:]. | Note that, when spoken, there is some variation in the actual pronunciation of /ɛ:/, and may be more accurately pronounced as [e:]. | ||
'''Eḥeiθymme''' has three diphthongs, all of which have length equivalent to long vowels. The diphthongs are the following: '''ei''', '''ai''', '''au'''. These have the following values: | |||
* '''ei''' = [ej]<br /> | |||
* '''ai''' = [aj]<br /> | |||
* '''au''' = [aw] | |||
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| colspan="2" |'''a''' = [a] | | colspan="2" |'''a''' = [a] | ||
| colspan="2" |'''ā''' = [a:] | | colspan="2" |'''ā''' = [a:] | ||
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| colspan="3" |'''ei''' = [ej], '''ai''' = [aj], '''au''' = [aw] | |||
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===Prosody and Stress=== | ===Prosody and Stress=== | ||