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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
Eevo has many vowels and diphthongs. It is often said to have 8, 11 or 13 basic vowel qualities depending on the analysis.
Eevo has many vowels and diphthongs. It is often said to have 8, 11 or 13 basic vowel qualities depending on the analysis.
 
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|colspan="4"| ai au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə uə oi~ui
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Vowels in pausa are glottalized or followed by a final [ʔ] in many dialects.
Vowels in pausa are glottalized or followed by a final [ʔ] in many dialects.


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Diaereses (''ä ë ï ö ø̈ ẅ'') can be used on stressed vowels to distinguish them from diphthongs.
Diaereses (''ä ë ï ö ø̈ ẅ'') can be used on stressed vowels to distinguish them from diphthongs.


====L-colored vowels====
====Nasal vowels====
Eevo also has nasalized vowels, but some dialects realize them as pharyngealization.
This is how nasal vowels are written in the orthography:
 
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|//
|/ã/
|''al awl''
|''al awl''
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|/ɛʟ/
|/ɛ̃/
|''el ewl''
|''el ewl''
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|//
|//
|''eel''
|''eel''
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|//
|/ĩ/
|''il ial iwl''
|''il ial iwl''
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|/œʟ/
|/œ̃/
|''øl''
|''øl''
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|/øʟ/
|/ø̃/
|''øøl''
|''øøl''
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|//
|//
|''ul''
|''ul''
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|/ɔʟ/
|/ɔ̃/
|''ol''
|''ol''
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|//
|/õ/
|''ool''
|''ool''
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|//
|/ũ/
|''wl wal wil''
|''wl wal wil''
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