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=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
There are 15 different vowel phonemes, which are considered to be between 6 and 21 distinct sounds depending on tradition and dialect. The Western Standard dialect recognizes the normal 15, as to represent each vowel distinctly. There are 5 short vowels, 5 long vowels, and 5 nasal vowels. <br />
There are 15 different vowel phonemes, which are considered to be between 6 and 21 distinct sounds depending on tradition and dialect. The Western Standard dialect recognizes the normal 15, as to represent each vowel distinctly. There are 5 short vowels, 5 long vowels, and 5 nasal vowels. Below we have listed our standard transcription next to the IPA sound in brackets.<br />
   
   
a  e  i  o  u<br />
Short vowels: [ə]  e  [e] i [ɪ] o [ɔ] u [ʌ] <br />
 
Long vowels:  á [ɑː] é [ɛː] í [iː] ó [oː] ú [uː]<br />
á  é  í  ó  ú<br />
Nasal vowels:  ǎ  [ɑ̃]  ě [ɛ̃] ǐ [ĩ] ǒ [õ] ǔ [ũ]<br />
 
ă ĕ ǐ  ǒ  ǔ<br />
 
 
 
 


=== Consonants ===
=== Consonants ===