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These are the {{w|pure vowel}} sounds.
These are the {{w|pure vowel}} sounds.


[[File:SimpleVowels.mp3]]
[[File:a, i, u, e, o, ø, m, ng.mp3|thumb|none|Vowels]]
[[File:ma, si, u, e, ho, tø, m, mng.mp3|thumb|none|Examples]]
 
{| class="wikitable"  
{| class="wikitable"  
! MTL  !! Example !! Meaning  
! MTL  !! Example !! Meaning  
|-  
|-  
| [[a]]  || {{x|ka}} || to bite
| [[a]]  || {{x|ma}} || also
|-  
|-  
| [[i]]  || {{x|h<u>v</u>i|hvi}} || ear
| [[i]]  || {{x|si}} || yes
|-  
|-  
| [[u]]  || {{x|u}} || to have  
| [[u]]  || {{x|u}} || to have  
|-  
|-  
| [[e]]  || {{x|ke}} || low
| [[e]]  || {{x|e}} || to be able to
|-  
|-  
| [[o]]  || {{x|lo}} || road
| [[o]]  || {{x|ho}} || rain
|-  
|-  
| [[ø]]  || {{x|hø<u>r</u>|hør}} || good
| [[ø]]  || {{x|}} || the way; Taoism
|-  
|-  
| [[m]]  || {{x|m}} || no
| [[m]]  || {{x|m}} || not; will not
|-  
|-  
| [[ng]] || {{x|hng}} || far
| [[ng]] || {{x|mng}} || to ask
|}   
|}   


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