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o is [o] after nonemphatics, [ɔ] after emphatics
o is [o] after nonemphatics, [ɔ] after emphatics


i is [i] after nonemphatics, [ɪ] after emphatics
i is [ɪ{{adv}}] after nonemphatics, [ɪ̈] after emphatics


u is [ÿ] after nonemphatics, [ʊ] after emphatics
u is [ÿ] after nonemphatics, [ʊ] after emphatics
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=== Minimal pairs ===
=== Minimal pairs ===
* n vs. N: ''náhir'' 'river'; ''Náhir'' 'snake': ''Náhir mamū́l Mill-ilmḗ hu náhir'' 'A river is a snake made of water'
=== Archiphonemes ===
=== Archiphonemes ===
* Ē (Classical ā), Ā (Middle Irish á): ē and ā respectively after nonemphatics; both become ō after emphatics and ā after pharyngeals
* Ē (Classical ā), Ā (Middle Irish á): ē and ā respectively after nonemphatics; both become ō after emphatics and ā after pharyngeals