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| '''i''' | | '''i''' | ||
| | | ⟨i⟩ before a vowel | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[j] | | style="text-align:center;"|[j] | ||
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|'''u''' | |'''u''' | ||
| | |⟨u⟩ before a vowel (but silent in ⟨qu⟩ and ⟨gu⟩ before an ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩) | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[w] | | style="text-align:center;"|[w] | ||
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|'''ü''' | |'''ü''' | ||
| | | ⟨ü⟩ before a vowel (only used in ⟨qü⟩ and ⟨gü⟩ before an ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩) | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[w] | | style="text-align:center;"|[w] | ||
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| '''i''' | | '''i''' | ||
| | | ⟨i⟩ after a vowel | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[j] | | style="text-align:center;"|[j] | ||
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| '''y''' | | '''y''' | ||
| | | ⟨y⟩ after a vowel | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[j] | | style="text-align:center;"|[j] | ||
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| Almost always word-final. | | Almost always word-final. ⟨-iy⟩ is pronounced [i]. | ||
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|'''u''' | |'''u''' | ||
| | | ⟨u⟩ after a vowel | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[w] | | style="text-align:center;"|[w] | ||
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|'''w''' | |'''w''' | ||
| | | ⟨w⟩ after a vowel | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[w] | | style="text-align:center;"|[w] | ||
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| Almost always word-final. | | Almost always word-final. ⟨-uw⟩ is pronounced [w]. | ||
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'''Note:''' | '''Note:''' | ||
⟨iu⟩ and ⟨ui⟩ are ambiguous, since they may either be used for rising diphthongs (/ju/ and /wi/ respectively) or falling diphthongs (/iw/ and /uj/ respectively). In most cases, they represent rising diphthongs unless followed by ⟨t⟩. ⟨iw⟩ and ⟨uy⟩ always represent falling diphthongs. | |||
=====Stress===== | =====Stress===== |