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=====Diphthongs===== | =====Diphthongs===== | ||
Diphthongs are formed by following a vowel with ⟨ι⟩ or ⟨ου⟩ (for /i/ and /u/ respectively). | Diphthongs are formed by following a vowel with ⟨ι⟩, ⟨υ⟩, or ⟨ου⟩ (for /i/, /i/, and /u/ respectively). | ||
=====Hiatus===== | =====Hiatus===== | ||
When two adjacent vowels that normally form a "false diphthong" (i.e. a monophthong written with two vowel letters) are in hiatus or form a diphthong, this is indicated with a diaresis on the second vowel, which is invariably ⟨ι⟩ or ⟨υ⟩. | When two adjacent vowels that normally form a "false diphthong" (i.e. a monophthong written with two vowel letters) are in hiatus or form a diphthong, this is indicated with a diaresis on the second vowel, which is invariably ⟨ι⟩ or ⟨υ⟩. | ||