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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 | |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. | ||
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This is how nasal vowels are written in the orthography: | |||
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|/ | |/ã/ | ||
|''al awl'' | |''al awl'' | ||
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|/ | |/ɛ̃/ | ||
|''el ewl'' | |''el ewl'' | ||
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|/ | |/ẽ/ | ||
|''eel'' | |''eel'' | ||
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|/ | |/ĩ/ | ||
|''il ial iwl'' | |''il ial iwl'' | ||
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|/ | |/œ̃/ | ||
|''øl'' | |''øl'' | ||
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|/ | |/ø̃/ | ||
|''øøl'' | |''øøl'' | ||
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|/ | |/ỹ/ | ||
|''ul'' | |''ul'' | ||
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|/ | |/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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