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new way of writing vowels
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! Near-high | ! Near-high | ||
| ''' | | '''ê''' /ɪ/ | ||
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! Mid | ! Mid | ||
| '''e''' /e/ | | '''e''' /e/ | ||
| ''' | | '''ơ''' /ə/ | ||
| '''o''' /o/ | | '''o''' /o/ | ||
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! Near-low | ! Near-low | ||
| ''' | | '''â''' /ɛ/ | ||
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| ''' | | '''ă''' /ɔ/ | ||
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! Low | ! Low | ||
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===Tones=== | ===Tones=== | ||
Gaju distinguishes four tones: high, low, rising, and falling. They are distinguished in the Latin script as follows: | Gaju distinguishes four tones: high, low, rising, and falling. They are distinguished in the Latin script as follows: | ||
* High: '''a | * High: '''a â ă e ê i o ơ u''' | ||
* Low: ''' | * Low: '''ạ ậ ặ ẹ ệ ị ọ ợ ụ''' | ||
* Rising: ''' | * Rising: '''á ấ ắ é ế í ó ớ ú''' | ||
* Falling: ''' | * Falling: '''à ầ ằ è ề ì ò ờ ù''' | ||
The rising and falling tones are uncommon, being found only in loanwords and in a small number of native words where elision of ''VCV'' sequences has caused high-tone and low-tone syllables with the same vowel to occur adjacently to each other. | The rising and falling tones are uncommon, being found only in loanwords and in a small number of native words where elision of ''VCV'' sequences has caused high-tone and low-tone syllables with the same vowel to occur adjacently to each other. | ||