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'''Long Diphthongs''': /īa̯ īu̯ āi̯ āu̯ ūi̯ ūa̯/
'''Long Diphthongs''': /īa̯ īu̯ āi̯ āu̯ ūi̯ ūa̯/


Diphthongs are always falling, but if a non-long diphthong starting with /i/ or /u/ appears at the beginning of a word (i.e. with no onset), it is realized as a glide (/j/ or /w/, respectively).
Diphthongs are always falling, but if a diphthong starting with /i/ or /u/ appears at the beginning of a word (i.e. with no onset), it is realized as a glide ([j] or [w], respectively).


Because of the limited range of vowels, a vowel chart is almost wasted for Adzaay, but here you go:
Because of the limited range of vowels, a vowel chart is almost wasted for Adzaay, but here you go: