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Vowels

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

5 vowels have a short form and a long form. The central phonemes, [ə] and [ɨ], makes no distinction in length.

IPA

Transcription

[i]

[iː]

[ɨ]

[u]

[uː]

i

iː

y

u

uː

[ɛ]

[ɛː]

[ɔ]

[ɔː]

e

eː

o

oː

[æ]

[œ]

ä

ö

[a]

a

No vowel makes any distinction neither in length, but all vocalic phonemes are framed in an elaborate tonal system, with multiple tone distinctions.