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* '''⟨i⟩''' works as a non-syllabic vowel when it follows another vowel. | * '''⟨i⟩''' works as a non-syllabic vowel when it follows another vowel. | ||
* '''⟨j⟩''' is actually pronounced /ʒ/. | * '''⟨j⟩''' is actually pronounced /ʒ/. | ||
* '''⟨y⟩''' makes the sound /i/ at the end of words. | |||
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Diacritics are sometimes omitted in written language, and double letters never appear, with a very few exceptions, at the beginning of a word. | |||
* '''◌́ ''' [[w:Acute accent|Acute accent]]: the language had a distinction between long and short vowels, this distinction is now non-existent but official documents and some people continue to write them. | |||
* '''◌̀ ''' [[w:Grave accent|Grave accent]]: the grave accent is used to tell whether the vowel is nasalised or not; it is always marked. | |||
* '''⟨cc⟩''' makes the sound /ʃ/. | |||
* '''⟨gg⟩''' makes the sound /g/. | |||
* '''⟨ll⟩''' makes the sound /j/, must be followed by ⟨e⟩ if at the end of a word. | |||
* '''⟨rr⟩''' makes the sound /r/. | |||
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