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''U'' is the only vowel that does not have a marked counterpart. Furthermore, it is not common to see a doubled ''I'' or ''E''. <br>
''U'' is the only vowel that does not have a marked counterpart. Furthermore, it is not common to see a doubled ''I'' or ''E''. <br>
''Y'' is treated as a diphthong representing /ai̯/  
''Y'' is treated as a diphthong representing /əi̯/  


The sounds /d/, /k/, /b/, /v/, /t/, /j/, /h/, /f/, /r/, /l/, /p/, /z/, /s/, /m/, and /n/ are all represented by their corresponding letters.  There are some special cases where single letters are pronounced differently depending on placement, and some letters do not represent sounds they would normally represent in other germanic languages:
The sounds /d/, /k/, /b/, /v/, /t/, /j/, /h/, /f/, /r/, /l/, /p/, /z/, /s/, /m/, and /n/ are all represented by their corresponding letters.  There are some special cases where single letters are pronounced differently depending on placement, and some letters do not represent sounds they would normally represent in other germanic languages:
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