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Vowels

There are 10 vocalic phonemes.

IPA						Transcription
[i]	[y]				[u]	i	y				u
	[e]			[o]			e			o
	[ɛ]	[œ]		[ɔ]			ɛ	œ		ɔ
		[æ]						æ
			[a]						a

Aside from the composite distinction in height, backness and roundness, all vowels are framed in an elaborate tonal system, with multiple tone distinctions. This tonal system is thoroughly described below.