Diphthongs

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ei /eɪ̯/

ei /eɪ̯/ – IPA: oral diphthong

Word: sheini’ą́ [ʃeɪ̯nɪʔɑ̃́] “he gave it to me”

sheini’ą́ [ʃeɪ̯nɪʔɑ̃́] “he gave it to me”

Back

oi /ʊɪ̯/

oi /ʊɪ̯/ – IPA: oral diphthong

Word: tsoi [ʦʊɪ̯] “bile”

tsoi [ʦʊɪ̯] “bile”

ai /ɑɪ̯/

ai /ɑɪ̯/ – IPA: oral diphthong

Word: hai [xɑɪ̯] “winter”

hai [xɑɪ̯] “winter”

ao /ɑo̯/

ao /ao̯/ – IPA: oral diphthong

Word: taos’nii’ [tˣɑo̯sʔniːʔ] “dough”

tsoi [ʦʊɪ̯] “bile”