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| '''i'''
| '''i'''
| {{angbr|i}} before a vowel
| ⟨i⟩ before a vowel
| style="text-align:center;"|[j]
| style="text-align:center;"|[j]
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|'''u'''
|'''u'''
|{{angbr|u}}before a vowel (but silent in {{angbr|qu}} and {{angbr|gu}} before an {{angbr|e}} or {{angbr|i}})
|⟨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'''
| {{angbr|ü}} before a vowel (only used in {{angbr|qü}} and {{angbr|gü}} before an {{angbr|e}} or {{angbr|i}})
| ⟨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'''
| {{angbr|i}} after a vowel
| ⟨i⟩ after a vowel
| style="text-align:center;"|[j]
| style="text-align:center;"|[j]
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| '''y'''
| '''y'''
| {{angbr|y}} after a vowel
| ⟨y⟩ after a vowel
| style="text-align:center;"|[j]
| style="text-align:center;"|[j]
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| Almost always word-final. ''-iy'' is pronounced [i].
| Almost always word-final. -iy⟩ is pronounced [i].
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|'''u'''
|'''u'''
| {{angbr|u}} after a vowel
| ⟨u⟩ after a vowel
| style="text-align:center;"|[w]
| style="text-align:center;"|[w]
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|'''w'''
|'''w'''
| {{angbr|w}} after a vowel
| ⟨w⟩ after a vowel
| style="text-align:center;"|[w]
| style="text-align:center;"|[w]
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| Almost always word-final. ''-uw'' is pronounced [w].
| 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.
⟨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=====
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