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'i
'e
[iii]. Diphthongs
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Nasal Vowels
'eu
'0
'a
1). Diphthongs with [»]: The [9 ] in diphthongs with [9] is
written as £..
a). Oral diphthongs with [9 ] are:
Examples:
ia for [ia]
sa for [ia]
wie for [wia] 'left'
eue for [«»]
oe for [AI]
thee for [thta] 'to realize, to be aware of
keue for [ku»e] 'front'
laooe for [lagAa] 'particle for surprise'
bue for [bua] 'monkey'
bloe for [blaa] 'to buy'
'u
'o
ae for [u»]
aa for [39]
b). Nasal diphthongs with [a ] are the same as the oral
nasals, except they are marked with an inverted comma
(or the symbol (')). There are four nasal diphthongs.