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 ===Vowels and Diphthongs===
-'''Eḥeiθymme''' has four short vowels and four long vowels, a distinction manifested as the long vowels' sound being held twice as long as short vowels' sound.
+'''Eḥeiθymme''' has five short vowels and five long vowels, a distinction manifested as the long vowels' sound being held twice as long as short vowels' sound.
 The short vowels are following: '''i''', '''e''', '''a''', '''u'''. These have the following values:
-* '''a''' = [a]<br />
+* '''i''' = [i]<br />
 * '''e''' = [ɛ]<br />
-* '''i''' = [i]<br />
+* '''a''' = [a]<br />
+* '''u''' = [u]<br />
-* '''u''' = [u]
+* '''y''' = [y]
 The long vowels are following: '''ī''', '''ē''', '''ā''', '''ū'''. These have the following values:
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 * '''ā''' = [a:]<br />
-* '''ū''' = [u:]
+* '''ū''' = [u:]<br />
+* '''ȳ''' = [y:]
 Note that, when spoken, there is some variation in the actual pronunciation of /ɛ:/, and may be more accurately pronounced as [e:].
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 !Diphthongs
 | colspan="4" |'''ei''' = [ej], '''ai''' = [aj], '''au''' = [aw]
+|}
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
+|+Vowel and Diphthong Inventory of '''Eḥeiθymme'''
+|-
+! rowspan="2" |
+! colspan="2" | Front
+! rowspan="2" | Back
+|-
+! <small>unrounded</small>
+! <small>rounded</small>
+|-
+! [[Close vowel|Close]]
+| '''i''' = [i] '''ī''' = [i:]
+| '''y''' = [y] '''ȳ''' = [y:]
+| '''u''' = [u] '''ū''' = [u:]
+|-
+! [[Mid vowel|Mid]]
+| '''e''' = [ɛ] ~ [e] '''ē''' = [ɛ:] ~ [e:]
+|
+|
+|-
+! [[Open vowel|Open]]
+|
+|
+| {{IPA link|ɑ}} {{IPA|ɑː}}
 |}