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| ==Phonology==
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| The phonology was inspired by Southeast Asian languages, and the orthography incorporates my desire to use ''ß'' for /s/ and ''s'' for something else
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| ===Consonants===
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| ẞ
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| ! colspan="9"|Bơlơn consonants (Aesthetic Romanization)
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| ! |Labial
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| ! |Dental
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| ! |Palatal
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| ! |Velar
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| ! |Uvular
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| ! |Glottal
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| ! colspan="2" style="" |Nasal
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| | '''m''' /m/
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| | '''n''' /n/
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| | '''nh''' /ɳ/
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| | '''ng''' /ŋ/
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| ! rowspan="3" |Plosive
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| ! |<small>tenuis</small>
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| | '''p''' /p/
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| | '''t''' /t/
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| | '''z''' /c/
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| | '''k''' /k/
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| | '''ʼ''' /ʔ/
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| ! |<small>aspirated</small>
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| | '''ph''' /pʰ/
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| | '''th''' /tʰ/
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| | '''zh''' /cʰ/
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| | '''kh''' /kʰ/
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| ! |<small>breathy-voiced</small>
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| | '''b''' /bʱ/
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| | '''d''' /ɗʱ/
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| | '''ɟ''' /ɟʱ/
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| | '''g''' /gʱ/
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| ! rowspan="2" style="" |Fricative
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| ! |<small>voiceless</small>
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| | '''v''' /f/
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| | '''ß''' /s/
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| | '''s''' /ç/
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| | '''ch''' /x/
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| | '''h''' /h/
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| ! |<small>voiced</small>
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| | '''y''' /ð/
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| ! colspan="2" |Approximant
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| | '''w''' /β̞/
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| | '''j''' /j~ʝ/
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| ! colspan="2" |Liquid
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| | '''l''' /l/
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| | '''r''' /ʀ/
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| Geminate /cc(ʰ)/ and /kk(ʰ)/ are written '''tz(h)''' and '''ck(h)''', and /kβ/ is written '''qu'''.
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| ! colspan="9"|(Represents the way Talsmic-speaking scholars were likely to transliterate it)
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| ! |Labial
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| ! |Dental
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| ! |Palatal
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| ! |Velar
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| ! |Uvular
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| ! |Glottal
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| ! colspan="2" style="" |Nasal
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| | '''m''' /m/
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| | '''n''' /n/
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| | '''ñ''' /ɳ/
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| | '''ng''' /ŋ/
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| ! rowspan="3" |Plosive
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| ! |<small>tenuis</small>
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| | '''p''' /p/
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| | '''t''' /t/
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| | '''ŧ''' /c/
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| | '''c''' /k/
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| | '''ʼ''' /ʔ/
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| ! |<small>aspirated</small>
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| | '''pʰ''' /pʰ/
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| | '''tʰ''' /tʰ/
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| | '''ŧʰ''' /cʰ/
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| | '''cʰ''' /kʰ/
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| ! |<small>breathy-voiced</small>
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| | '''b''' /bʱ/
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| | '''d''' /ɗʱ/
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| | '''dŧ''' /ɟʱ/
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| | '''g''' /gʱ/
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| ! rowspan="2" style="" |Fricative
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| ! |<small>voiceless</small>
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| | '''f''' /f/
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| | '''th''' /s/
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| | '''s''' /ç/
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| | '''ch''' /x/
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| | '''h''' /h/
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| ! |<small>voiced</small>
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| | '''ð''' /ð/
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| ! rowspan="2" style="" |Affricate
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| ! |<small>tenuis</small>
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| | '''s''' /ts/
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| ! |<small>aspirated</small>
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| | '''sh''' /tsʰ/
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| | '''v''' /β̞/
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| | '''ı''' /j~ʝ/
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| ! colspan="2" |Liquid
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| | '''l''' /l/
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| | '''ŗ''' /ʀ/
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| ====Allophony====
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| All plosives are pronounced unreleased / V_C, V_#.
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| Aspirated and breathy-voiced plosives may be affricated.
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| ===Vowels===
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| ! colspan="7" | Vowels (Aesthetic Romanization)
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| ! rowspan="3" style="width: 90px; "|
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| ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Front
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| ! colspan="4" style="width: 180px; " |Back
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| !colspan="2"|<small>unrounded</small>
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| !colspan="2"|<small>rounded</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
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| ! style="" |Close
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| | '''i''' /i/
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| | '''í''' /iː/
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| | '''ư''' /ɯ/
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| | '''ứ''' /ɯː/
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| | '''u''' /u/
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| | '''ú''' /uː/
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| ! style="" |Close-mid
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| | '''e''' /e/
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| | '''é''' /eː/
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| | '''ơ''' /ɤ/
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| | '''ớ''' /ɤː/
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| | '''o''' /o/
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| | '''ó''' /oː/
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| ! style="" |Open-mid
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| | '''ê''' /ɛ/
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| | '''ế''' /ɛː/
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| | '''ô''' /ɔ/
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| | '''ố''' /ɔː/
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| ! style="" |Open
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| | '''a''' /a/
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| | '''á''' /aː/
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| ! colspan="7" | Vowels (Talsmic-eye(or is it ear?)-view transliteration)
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| ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Front
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| ! colspan="4" style="width: 180px; " |Back
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| !colspan="2"|<small>unrounded</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
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| !style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
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| ! style="" |Close
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| | '''i''' /i/
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| | '''í''' /iː/
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| | '''y''' /ɯ/
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| | '''ý''' /ɯː/
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| | '''u''' /u/
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| | '''ú''' /uː/
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| ! style="" |Close-mid
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| | '''e''' /e/
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| | '''é''' /eː/
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| | '''ơ''' /ɤ/
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| | '''ớ''' /ɤː/
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| | '''o''' /o/
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| | '''ó''' /oː/
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| ! style="" |Open-mid
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| | '''ê''' /ɛ/
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| | '''ế''' /ɛː/
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| | '''ô''' /ɔ/
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| | '''ố''' /ɔː/
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| ! style="" |Open
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| | '''a''' /a/
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| | '''á''' /aː/
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| ====Diphthongs====
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| Diphthongs often distinguish length.
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| '''ai, ei''' / '''ái, ếi''' /aːɪ̯/<br/>
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| '''ay, ey''' / '''ai, êi''' /aɪ̯/<br/>
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| '''ao''' / '''áu''' /aːʊ̯/<br/>
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| '''au''' / '''au''' /aʊ/<br/>
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| '''aa''' / '''áơ''' /aːɜ̯/<br/>
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| '''aư''' / '''ay''' /aɯ̯/<br/>
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| '''eư, êư''' / '''ớy''' /ɤːɯ̯/<br/>
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| '''ơư''' / '''ơy''' /ɤɯ̯/<br/>
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| '''ee''' / '''éi''' /eːɪ̯/<br/>
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| '''ia''' / '''ie''' /iɜ̯/<br/>
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| '''ie''' / '''íe''' /iːɜ̯/<br/>
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| '''oo''' / '''óu''' /oːʊ̯/<br/>
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| '''ua''' / '''ua''' /uɜ̯/<br/>
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| '''uo''' / '''úa''' /uːɜ̯/<br/>
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| '''ưa''' / '''ya''' /ɯɜ̯/<br/>
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| '''ươ''' / '''ýa''' /ɯːɜ̯/<br/>
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