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'''NB''': With the (partial) exception of this section (''Phonology''), this article generally uses orthographic representations rather than IPA when discussing phonemes.
'''NB''': With the (partial) exception of this section (''Phonology''), this article generally uses orthographic representations rather than IPA when discussing phonemes.
====Diphthongs====
====Diphthongs====
The following eleven diphthongs occur (not including the so-called iotified vowels and labialised vowels, for which see below).
Daùnare features eleven diphthongs, not including the so-called iotified vowels and labialised vowels which are treated separately. Diphthongs can end in [ɪ̯], [ʊ̯], or [ʌ̯]; the latter also known as ''hiatus vowels''. Diphthongs can be formed by any vowel that is not "too close" to the final vowel. Specifically:
 
* Diphthongs ending in [ɪ̯] can be formed by any vowel other than the close and close-mid front vowels.
* Diphthongs ending in [ʊ̯] can be formed by any vowel other than back vowels.
* Diphthongs ending in [ʌ̯] (hiatus vowels) can be formed by any vowel other than the open and open-mid vowels.
 
The only notable exception is that there is no diphthong /eʊ̯/; this is because diphthongs beginning with /ɛ/ are orthographically represented with ⟨e⟩ rather than ⟨æ⟩, which has resulted in what used to be the /eʊ̯/ diphthong merging into the (still-extant) /ɛʊ̯/ diphthong.
 
In summary, the following diphthongs exist:


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
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| ɛɪ̯
| ɛɪ̯
| ɛʊ̯
| ɛʊ̯
| style="background-color: #aaa;" |  
| style="background-color: #ccc;" rowspan=2 |  
|-
|-
! a
! a
| aɪ̯
| aɪ̯
| aʊ̯
| aʊ̯
| style="background-color: #aaa;" |
|-
|-
! o
! o
| oɪ̯
| oɪ̯
| style="background-color: #aaa;" |  
| style="background-color: #ccc; border-left:none;" rowspan=3 |  
| oʌ̯
| oʌ̯
|-
|-
! u
! u
| uɪ̯
| uɪ̯
| style="background-color: #aaa;" |
| uʌ̯
| uʌ̯
|-
|-
! e
! e
| style="background-color: #aaa;" |
| style="background-color: #ccc; border-right:none;" rowspan=2 |  
| style="background-color: #aaa;" |  
| eʌ̯
| eʌ̯
|-
|-
! i
! i
| style="background-color: #aaa;" |
| iʊ̯
| iʊ̯
| iʌ̯
| iʌ̯
|}
|}
The diphthongs ending in /ʌ/ are also known as "hiatus vowels".


====Iotified vowels====
====Iotified vowels====
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