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Letter names are formed following these simple rules, which depend by phoneme type: | Letter names are formed following these simple rules, which depend by phoneme type: | ||
* Voiceless unaspirated stops and fricatives are phoneme + /uː/ (pū, tū, sū, | * Voiceless unaspirated stops and fricatives are phoneme + /uː/ (pū, tū, sū, ϑū...) except for <ʔ> which is aʔū. Voiceless aspirated stops are phoneme + /au̯/ (phau, thau...). | ||
* Voiced unaspirated stops and fricatives are phoneme + /iː/ (bī, vī, dī..., but aðī), while aspirated ones use /ai̯/ (bhai, dhai...). This latter diphthong is also used for yai, hai, and lai. | * Voiced unaspirated stops and fricatives are phoneme + /iː/ (bī, vī, dī..., but aðī), while aspirated ones use /ai̯/ (bhai, dhai...). This latter diphthong is also used for yai, hai, and lai. | ||
* Nasals and <r> use /ei̯/ (mei, nei, rei...), but <ṃ> is, uniquely, ''nālkāvi''. | * Nasals and <r> use /ei̯/ (mei, nei, rei...), but <ṃ> is, uniquely, ''nālkāvi''. | ||