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Vowels

There are 7 vocalic phonemes, which display other forms of distinction.

IPA

Transcription

[i]

[u]

i

u

[e]

[o]

e

o

[ɛ]

[ɔ]

ɛ

ɔ

[a]

[ɑ]

a

ɑ

No vowel makes any distinction in length, but all vocalic phonemes are framed in an elaborate tonal system, with multiple tone distinctions. This tonal system is thoroughly described below.