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===Vowel===
===Vowel===
Vowels (''anrūēli'' or ''ansāorīki anūrāni'') come in two varieties, the long (''anōma'') and the short (''anīña''). These are distinct and make minimal pairs, and so are counted as separate vowels. The long vowels are /ī/, /ē/, /ā/, /ō/, /ū/ and the short ones are /i/, /e/, /a/, /o/, /u/. These are pronounced like the Spanish /i/, /e/, /a/, /o/, /u/, with the long vowels being lasting longer than the short ones. In addition, there is one short vowel /y/ which only occurs in some dialects. This is pronounced as a high mid vowel, halfway between /i/ and /u/. It is fairly close in pronunciation to the American English short /i/ or to the last vowel sound in the American English word /decided/.
Vowels ('''anrūēli''' or '''ansāorīki anūrāni''') come in two varieties, the long ('''anōma''') and the short ('''anīña'''). These are distinct and make minimal pairs, and so are counted as separate vowels. In addition, there is one short vowel /y/, halfway between /i/ and /u/.  


There are also some diphthongs, again in long and short forms. These are /āe/, /ae/, /āo/, /ao/, /iē/, /ie/. /āe/ and /ae/ are pronounced like Spanish /ay/. /āo/ and /ao/ are pronounced like German /au/. /iē/ and /ie/ are pronounced like American English /ye/ in /yet/. Any other vowel pairs are pronounced as separate vowels.
{| class="bluetable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|+ '''Vowel phonemes'''
! !! Front !! Central !! Back
|-
! Close
| i ī || (ɪ)<sup>1</sup> || u ū
|-
! Mid
| e ē || (ə)<sup>1</sup> || o ō
|-
! Open
| || a ā ||
|}
 
'''Notes''':
# The short vowel /y/ which only occurs in some dialects, pronounced as a high mid vowel. It is fairly close in pronunciation to the American English short /i/ or to the last vowel sound in the American English word /decided/.
 
==== Diphthongs ====
There are also some diphthongs, again in long and short forms. These are /āe/, /ae/, /āo/, /ao/, /iē/, /ie/. The diphthongs /āe/ and /ae/ are pronounced like Spanish /ay/. /āo/ and /ao/ are pronounced like German /au/. /iē/ and /ie/ are pronounced like American English /ye/ in /yet/. Any other vowel pairs are pronounced as separate vowels.


==Grammar==
==Grammar==
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