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==Sounds== | ==Sounds== | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
i, e, | i, e, η, a, o, υ, u | ||
Diphthongs: ai, ei, | These perhaps represent the sounds /i/ /e/ /ɛ/ /a/ /ɔ/ /o/ /u/, if Dalgarno's intent (somewhat obscurely expressed) was a symmetrical 7-vowel system. Their actual pronunciation, considering Dalgarno's probable native phonology, may have been closer to /i~ɪ/, /e/, /ɛ/, /æ~a/, /ɒ/, /ɔ~ʊ/, /u/. | ||
Diphthongs: ai, ei, oi | |||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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