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| '''a''' | | '''a''' | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[ä] | | style="text-align:center;"|[ä] | ||
| | | ''gat'' "cat" | ||
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| '''e''' | | '''e''' | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[e̞] | | style="text-align:center;"|[e̞] | ||
| | | ''mesa'' "table" | ||
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| '''i''' | | '''i''' | ||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|[i] | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|[i] | ||
| | | ''felich'' "happy" | ||
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| '''y''' | | '''y''' | ||
| | | ''y'' "and" | ||
| Rare. Only commonly used as a vowel in the conjunction ''y'' and the homonymous adverbial pronoun. | | Rare. Only commonly used as a vowel in the conjunction ''y'' and the homonymous adverbial pronoun. | ||
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| '''o''' | | '''o''' | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[o̞] | | style="text-align:center;"|[o̞] | ||
| | | ''ora'' "hour, time" | ||
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| '''u''' | | '''u''' | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[u] | | style="text-align:center;"|[u] | ||
| | | ''amicu'' "friend" | ||
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| ⟨i⟩ before a vowel | | ⟨i⟩ before a vowel | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[j] | | style="text-align:center;"|[j] | ||
| | | ''bien'' "well"; ''viage'' "journey" | ||
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|⟨u⟩ before a vowel (but silent in ⟨qu⟩ and ⟨gu⟩ before an ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩) | |⟨u⟩ before a vowel (but silent in ⟨qu⟩ and ⟨gu⟩ before an ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩) | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[w] | | style="text-align:center;"|[w] | ||
| | | ''cueça'' "slope"; ''quatro'' "four" | ||
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| ⟨ü⟩ before a vowel (only used in ⟨qü⟩ and ⟨gü⟩ before an ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩) | | ⟨ü⟩ before a vowel (only used in ⟨qü⟩ and ⟨gü⟩ before an ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩) | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[w] | | style="text-align:center;"|[w] | ||
| | | ''lengües'' "tongues, languages" | ||
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| ⟨i⟩ after a vowel | | ⟨i⟩ after a vowel | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[j] | | style="text-align:center;"|[j] | ||
| | | ''feit'' "made" | ||
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| ⟨y⟩ after a vowel | | ⟨y⟩ after a vowel | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[j] | | style="text-align:center;"|[j] | ||
| | | ''rey'' "king" | ||
| Almost always word-final. ⟨-iy⟩ is pronounced [i]. | | Almost always word-final. ⟨-iy⟩ is pronounced [i]. | ||
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| ⟨u⟩ after a vowel | | ⟨u⟩ after a vowel | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[w] | | style="text-align:center;"|[w] | ||
| | | ''autobús'' "bus" | ||
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| ⟨w⟩ after a vowel | | ⟨w⟩ after a vowel | ||
| style="text-align:center;"|[w] | | style="text-align:center;"|[w] | ||
| | | ''tuw'' "your" | ||
| Almost always word-final. ⟨-uw⟩ is pronounced [w]. | | Almost always word-final. ⟨-uw⟩ is pronounced [w]. | ||
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