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 There is no reliable way to determine vowel length, although if a vowel precedes a double consonant such as (tt), it will always be short. The vowels (å) and (ø) cannot change in length.
-===Diphthongs===
-Alska has three diphthongs, and one digraph.
-{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
-!'''Diphthongs'''
-!'''Pronunciation'''
-|-
-|ej
-|[ei]
-|-
-|ie
-|[i:e]
-|-
-|au
-|[øy]
-|-
-|ai
-|[e:]
-|-
-|}
-'ej' is the most common diphthong, while 'ai' is the least common.  There is no 'ow' sound in  Standard Alska, unlike Standard German.  Some dialects, mostly the northern variants, associate this sound to the letter 'å'.
 ===Stress===