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! MTL !! Example !! Meaning | ! MTL !! Example !! Meaning | ||
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| [[a]] || {{ | | [[a]] || {{x|ka}} || to bite | ||
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| [[i]] || {{ | | [[i]] || {{x|h<u>v</u>i|hvi}} || ear | ||
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| [[u]] || {{ | | [[u]] || {{x|u}} || to have | ||
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| [[e]] || {{ | | [[e]] || {{x|ke}} || low | ||
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| [[o]] || {{ | | [[o]] || {{x|lo}} || road | ||
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| [[ø]] || {{ | | [[ø]] || {{x|hø<u>r</u>|hør}} || good | ||
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| [[m]] || {{ | | [[m]] || {{x|m}} || no | ||
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| | | [[ng]] || {{x|hng}} || far | ||
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We saw ''m'' earlier as a consonant, but it can stand alone as a vowel. In fact, both ''m'' and ''ng'' are complete syllables and complete words. We will see them both again later as final consonants. | We saw ''m'' earlier as a consonant, but it can stand alone as a vowel. In fact, both ''m'' and ''{{x|ng}}'' are complete syllables and complete words. We will see them both again later as final consonants. | ||
==== Compound vowels ==== | ==== Compound vowels ==== |
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