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| ai<sup>2</sup> || air || ae || {{x|hae}} || sea | | ai<sup>2</sup> || air || ae || {{x|hae}} || sea | ||
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| i<sup>2</sup> || ir || {{x|ie}} || {{x|lie}} || you | | i<sup>2</sup> || ir* || {{x|ie}} || {{x|lie}} || you | ||
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| u<sup>2</sup> || ur || {{x|uo}} || {{x|kuo}} || (''of time'') long | | u<sup>2</sup> || ur* || {{x|uo}} || {{x|kuo}} || (''of time'') long | ||
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| e<sup>2</sup> || er || {{x|ea}} || {{x|bea}} || horse | | e<sup>2</sup> || er || {{x|ea}} || {{x|bea}} || horse | ||
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| ø<sup>5</sup> || øø || {{x|øo}} || {{x|kiøo}} || bridge | | ø<sup>5</sup> || øø || {{x|øo}} || {{x|kiøo}} || bridge | ||
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<i>*</i> ''ir'' and ''ur'' don't switch before ''m'' and ''n'': ''{{x|irm}}'', ''{{x|irn}}'', ''{{x|urn}}''. | |||
Now that you've learned all the vowels and the tones, you might be interested in what we call a "final". This is the rear part of the syllable that includes everything except the initial consonant. So, in MTL, the final uniquely spells out the vowel, tone, and any consonant endings. | Now that you've learned all the vowels and the tones, you might be interested in what we call a "final". This is the rear part of the syllable that includes everything except the initial consonant. So, in MTL, the final uniquely spells out the vowel, tone, and any consonant endings. | ||