- For the phonological changes across POH, see the Oceanic_Hebrew#Grand_Master_Plan
Consonants
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Bilabial
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Alveolar
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Velar
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Glottal
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| Nonaspirated Plosive
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p
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t
|
k
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| Voiceless Fricative
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f
[f, ɸ]
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h
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| Nasal
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m
|
n
|
ng
[ŋ]
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| Tap
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r
[ɾ]
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| Semivowel
|
w
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Vowels
Monophthongs
Monophthongs
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Short
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Long
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| Front
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Back
|
Front
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Back
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| Close
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i
|
u
|
iː
|
uː
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| Mid
|
e
|
o
|
eː
|
oː
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| Open
|
a
|
aː
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Diphthongs
| Short Diphthongs
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Ending with /u/
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Ending with /i/
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Ending with /o/
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Ending with /e/
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| Starting with /i/
|
iu
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| Starting with /o/
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ou
|
oi
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| Starting with /e/
|
eu
|
ei
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| Starting with /a/
|
au
|
ai
|
ao
|
ae
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Unlike the other falling diphthongs (that is, falling from higher to lower sonority), /iu/ and /oi/ are rising diphthongs.
As with its constituent vowels, diphthongs with short /e/ and /a/ are subject to the same free variation described above. In rapid speech, /ai/ and /au/ can become [ei] and [ou] respectively.
| Long Diphthongs
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Ending with /u/
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Ending with /i/
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Ending with /o/
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Ending with /e/
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| Starting with /o/
|
oːu
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|
|
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| Starting with /e/
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|
eːi
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|
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| Starting with /a/
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aːu
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aːi
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aːo
|
aːe
|
All long diphthongs are falling.
