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===Diphthongs=== | ===Diphthongs=== | ||
Diphthongs are very common in short words and come in great variety. Their pronunciation doesn't much differ from the combined vowel sounds, but the | Diphthongs are very common in short words and come in great variety. Their pronunciation doesn't much differ from the combined vowel sounds, but the component sounds do come closer to each other, for example the most common 'ao' /ao/ and ea /ea/. However, word forming and declension can produce stranger vowel combinations which are pronounced more easily by lengthening and/or modifying vowel sounds: thöa /θɜ:ɐ/ (Though the author is not sure about this) | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||