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'''a e i u ā ē ī ō ū â ê î ô û''' /a e i u aː ɛː iː ɔː uː aːː ɛːː iːː ɔːː uːː/
'''a e i u ā ē ī ō ū â ê î ô û''' /a e i u aː ɛː iː ɔː uː aːː ɛːː iːː ɔːː uːː/
The distinction of /e/ vs /i/ is of doubtful phonemicity.


Many instances of long and overlong vowels resulted from dropped aleph and he and instances of lost gemination in grammatical affixes. For example: ''pû'' 'come! (m.sg.)' (from *būʔ < *buʔ)
Many instances of long and overlong vowels resulted from dropped aleph and he and instances of lost gemination in grammatical affixes. For example: ''pû'' 'come! (m.sg.)' (from *būʔ < *buʔ)
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