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The nasal vowels are the exact same sound qualities as long vowels, the only difference being they are nasalized. | The nasal vowels are the exact same sound qualities as long vowels, the only difference being they are nasalized. | ||
Only one long vowel may come in a word, and it will determine that word's primary stress. | Only one long vowel may come in a word, and it will determine that word's primary stress. | ||
A syllable with a long vowel may not take a consonant other than n or | A syllable with a long vowel may not take a consonant other than n, m, w, or y at the coda.<br /> | ||
=== Diphthongs === | |||
The consonants w and y are considered consonantal variations or the vowel u and i respectively, and function to shape diphthongs. In some dialects the letter l functions in the same way as the letter w.<br /> | |||
aw ɑ͡u ay ɑ͡i<br /> | |||
ow o͡u oy o͡i<br /> | |||
ew e͡u ey e͡i<br /> | |||
Please note how w and y are never used to form diphthongs with their vocalic counterparts. | |||
=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||