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 '''Ahāmatya''' 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.
-The short vowels are following: '''i''', '''e''', '''a''', '''u'''. These have the following values:
+The short vowels are following: '''i''', '''e''', '''a''', '''u'''. The long vowels are following: '''ī''', '''ē''', '''ā''', '''ū'''. Note that, when spoken, there is some variation in the actual pronunciation of /ɛ:/, and may be more accurately pronounced as [e:].
-* '''i''' = [i]<br />
+'''Ahāmatya''' has six diphthongs, all of which have length equivalent to long vowels. The diphthongs are the following: '''ei''', '''ai''', '''ui''', '''iu''', '''eu''', '''au'''.
-* '''e''' = [ɛ]<br />
-* '''a''' = [a]<br />
-* '''u''' = [u]
-The long vowels are following: '''ī''', '''ē''', '''ā''', '''ū'''. These have the following values:
-* '''ī''' = [i:]<br />
-* '''ē''' = [ɛ:] ~ [e]<br />
-* '''ā''' = [a:]<br />
-* '''ū''' = [u:]
-Note that, when spoken, there is some variation in the actual pronunciation of /ɛ:/, and may be more accurately pronounced as [e:].
-'''Ahāmatya''' has six diphthongs, all of which have length equivalent to long vowels. The diphthongs are the following: '''ei''', '''ai''', '''ui''', '''iu''', '''eu''', '''au'''. These have the following values:
-* '''ei''' = [ej]<br />
-* '''ai''' = [aj]<br />
-* '''ui''' = [uj]<br />
-* '''iu''' = [ju]<br />
-* '''eu''' = [ew]<br />
-* '''au''' = [aw]
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