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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
		[ə]						ə
[ɛ]	[ɛː]			[ɔ]	[ɔː]	e	eː			o	oː
		[a]	[aː]					a	aː

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