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→‎Special vowels: Use + symbol. When a nasal final consonant follows,
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! Vowel<sup>#</sup> !! Before !! After  !! Example || Meaning
! Vowel<sup>#</sup> !! Parts !! Substitution !! Example || Meaning
|-  
|-  
| i<sup>2</sup>  || [[ie|ir]] || {{x|ie}}  || {{x|lie}} || you
| i<sup>2</sup>  || i + r || {{x|ie}}  || {{x|lie}} || you
|-  
|-  
| u<sup>2</sup>  || ur || {{x|uo}}  || {{x|kuo}} || (''of time'') long
| u<sup>2</sup>  || u + r || {{x|uo}}  || {{x|kuo}} || (''of time'') long
|-  
|-  
| e<sup>2</sup>  || er || {{x|ea}}  || {{x|bea}} || horse
| e<sup>2</sup>  || e + r || {{x|ea}}  || {{x|bea}} || horse
|-  
|-  
| ai<sup>2</sup>  || air || {{x|ae}}  || {{x|hae}} || sea
| ai<sup>2</sup>  || a + ie || {{x|ae}}  || {{x|hae}} || sea
|-  
|-  
| au<sup>2</sup>  || aur || {{x|ao}}  || {{x|kao}} || dog. nine
| au<sup>2</sup>  || a + uo || {{x|ao}}  || {{x|kao}} || dog. nine
|-  
|-  
| i<sup>1</sup>  || if || {{x|y}}  || {{x|y}}, {{x|yn}}, {{x|kym}} || he; she; it. they. gold
| i<sup>1</sup>  || i + f || {{x|y}}  || {{x|y}}, {{x|yn}}, {{x|kym}} || he; she; it. they. gold
|-  
|-  
| u<sup>1</sup>  || uf || w || {{x|titw}}, {{x|zhwn}} || spider. spring season
| u<sup>1</sup>  || u + f || w || {{x|titw}}, {{x|zhwn}} || spider. spring season
|-  
|-  
| ø<sup>5</sup>  || øø || {{x|øo}} || {{x|kiøo}} || bridge; eggplant
| ø<sup>5</sup>  || ø + ø || {{x|øo}} || {{x|kiøo}} || bridge; eggplant
|}
|}
[[File:lie,_kuo,_bea,_hae, kao.mp3|thumb|none|lie, kuo, bea, hae, kao]]
[[File:lie,_kuo,_bea,_hae, kao.mp3|thumb|none|lie, kuo, bea, hae, kao]]
[[File:y yn kym titw zhwn.mp3|thumb|none|y, yn, kym, titw, zhwn]]
[[File:y yn kym titw zhwn.mp3|thumb|none|y, yn, kym, titw, zhwn]]
As the shouting substitutions happen only when they end the syllable, you still have ''{{x|irm}}'', ''{{x|irn}}'', and ''{{x|urn}}'', not ''iem'', etc.
When a nasal final consonant follows the vowel, ''r'' is always used, e.g., ''{{x|irm}}'', ''{{x|iarm}}'', ''{{x|irn}}'', ''{{x|urn}}'', ''{{x|iern}}'', etc.


=== Syllable structure ===
=== Syllable structure ===
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