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 Izhkut has a lot of vowels and diphthongs, most of which preserved from Old Izhkut.
 {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
-! !! Front/<br>Near-front !! Central !! Back/<br>Near-back
+|+ Izhkut phonemic vowels
+|-
+! !! Front !! Central !! Back
 |-
 ! Close
-| i || (ɨ) || u
+| i || || u
-|-
-! Near-close
-| (ɪ) || || (ʊ)
 |-
 ! Close-mid
-| e ø || || o
+| e || || o
 |-
 ! Open-mid
-| ɛ || || (ɔ)
+| ɛ || ||
 |-
 ! Open
 | || a ||
 |}
-Although there are many vowels, only six can form valid diphthongs. Two identical vowels next to each other in a diphthong don't occur either, nor does /eɛ̯/ or /ɛɨ̯/.
+Additionally, four of the six phonemic vowels have non-syllabic allophones that appear in diphthongs.
+{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
+|+ Non-syllabic allophones of Izhkut phonemic vowels
+|-
+! !! Phoneme !! Allophone
+|-
+! rowspan=2 | Close
+| i || '''ɪ'''
+|-
+| u || '''ʊ'''
+|-
+! rowspan=2 | Close-mid
+| e || '''ɨ'''
+|-
+| o || '''ɔ'''
+|}
+All six phonemic vowels can form valid diphthongs with their non-syllabic counterparts. Two identical vowels next to each other in a diphthong don't occur either, nor does /eɛ̯/ or /ɛɨ̯/.
 {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
 ! !! a !! i !! u !! o !! e !! ɛ