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===Vowel Length=== | ===Vowel Length=== | ||
Almost every vowel has a short and a long version, which changes according to whether there is a double consonant cluster immediately following it or not. Any two of the same consonants following a vowel with make it short, with the exceptions of 'a' and 'u'. For example, ' | Almost every vowel has a short and a long version, which changes according to whether there is a double consonant cluster immediately following it or not. Any two of the same consonants following a vowel with make it short, with the exceptions of 'a' and 'u'. For example, 'okk' (and) = 'o:k. 'ok', while not a word, would be pronounced 'o̞k'. This does not occur when two different consonants follow a vowel, such as 'ng'. | ||
===Diphthongs=== | ===Diphthongs=== | ||