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| I || /i/ || as in f'''ee'''t
| I || /i/ || as in f'''ee'''t
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| J || /j/ || as in ''y''es
| J || /j/ || as in '''y'''es
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| Ĵ || /d͡ʒ/ || as in '''j'''et
| Ĵ || /d͡ʒ/ || as in '''j'''et
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| Example || Example || Example
| K || /k/ ||
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| Example || Example || Example
| L || /l/ ||
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| Example || Example || Example
| M || /m/ ||
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| Example || Example || Example
| N || /n/ || as in '''n'''ight
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| Example || Example || Example
| O || /o/ || as in fl'''ow'''
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| Example || Example || Example
| P || /p/ ||
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| Example || Example || Example
| QU || /kw/ || as in '''qu'''een
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| Example || Example || Example
| R || /r/ || trilled or not, depending on speaker
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| Example || Example || Example
| S || /s/ || always voiceless as in '''s'''ee
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| Example || Example || Example
| T || /t/ ||
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| Example || Example || Example
| U || /u/ || as in b'''oo'''t
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| Example || Example || Example
| V || /v/ ||
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| Example || Example || Example
| W || /w/ ||
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| X || /ks/ || as in bo'''x'''
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| Y || /i/ || less common variant of I
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| Z || /z/ ||
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ Diphthongs
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! Letters !! IPA !! Notes
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| AI || /aɪ/ || as in g'''uy'''
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| AU || /aʊ/ || as in c'''ow'''
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| EI || /eɪ̯/ || as in tr'''ai'''n
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| ÉI || /ei/ || as in st'''ay, ea'''t
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| EU || /əʊ̯/ || similar to bl'''ow''', but more open
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| OI || /ɔɪ/ || as in t'''oy'''
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| UI || /ui/ || as in y'''ou, ea'''t
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| UÍ || /wi/ || as in q'''uee'''n
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== Syntax ==
== Syntax ==
SVO is used 75% of the time, but the only real word-order rule is that the subject must come before any object.
SVO is used 75% of the time, but the only real word-order rule is that the subject must come before any object.

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