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====Diphthongs==== | ====Diphthongs==== | ||
Graphemes ''y'' and ''v'' in coda are used to form diphthongs ''ay'' /äɪ̯/, ''ey'' /ei̯/, ''av'' /ɑʊ̯/ and ''ev'' /øy̯/ which occur in both open and closed syllables (without or with coda). Normally between vowels, ''y'' forms a long semi-vowel /j:/ and ''v'' is /w~ɥ/ so the diphthong nature has to be indicated by ''h'' after ''y'' or ''v'': ''aya'' /ɑj:ä/ vs. ''ayha'' /ɑʊ̯hɑ/. | Graphemes ''y'' and ''v'' in coda are used to form diphthongs ''ay'' /äɪ̯/, ''ey'' /ei̯/, ''av'' /ɑʊ̯/ and ''ev'' /øy̯/ which occur in both open and closed syllables (without or with coda). Normally between vowels, ''y'' forms a long semi-vowel /j:/ and ''v'' is /w~ɥ/ so the diphthong nature has to be indicated by ''h'' after ''y'' or ''v'': ''aya'' /ɑj:ä/ vs. ''ayha'' /ɑʊ̯hɑ/. Grapheme ''w'' as a lone nucleus represents two diphthongs: word-initially ''w''C or ''wh''V is /ou̯/ and word-medially /uʉ̯/. | ||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||