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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Vowel<sup>#</sup> !! | ! Vowel<sup>#</sup> !! Parts !! Substitution !! Example || Meaning | ||
|- | |- | ||
| i<sup>2</sup> || | | i<sup>2</sup> || i + r || {{x|ie}} || {{x|lie}} || you | ||
|- | |- | ||
| u<sup>2</sup> || | | u<sup>2</sup> || u + r || {{x|uo}} || {{x|kuo}} || (''of time'') long | ||
|- | |- | ||
| e<sup>2</sup> || | | e<sup>2</sup> || e + r || {{x|ea}} || {{x|bea}} || horse | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ai<sup>2</sup> || | | ai<sup>2</sup> || a + ie || {{x|ae}} || {{x|hae}} || sea | ||
|- | |- | ||
| au<sup>2</sup> || | | au<sup>2</sup> || a + uo || {{x|ao}} || {{x|kao}} || dog. nine | ||
|- | |- | ||
| i<sup>1</sup> || | | i<sup>1</sup> || i + f || {{x|y}} || {{x|y}}, {{x|yn}}, {{x|kym}} || he; she; it. they. gold | ||
|- | |- | ||
| u<sup>1</sup> || | | u<sup>1</sup> || u + f || w || {{x|titw}}, {{x|zhwn}} || spider. spring season | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ø<sup>5</sup> || | | 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]] | ||
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 === | ||