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Vowels

There are 7 vocalic phonemes.

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

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