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Moreover, there are between 14 and 15 diphthongal vowel phonemes, bringing the language's overall vowel phoneme count to 32 or 33. Historically, <span class="IPA nolarge">/æː/</span> was the diphthong <span class="IPA nolarge">/ɛa/</span>, but it is now no longer considered, perceived or realised as a diphthong. The diphthongs <span class="IPA nolarge">/ie/</span>, <span class="IPA nolarge">/uo/</span> and, in some analyses, <span class="IPA nolarge">/ai/</span> also have long counterparts: <span class="IPA nolarge">/iːe/</span>, <span class="IPA nolarge">/uːo/</span> and <span class="IPA nolarge">/aːi/</span> respectively. The existence of <span class="IPA nolarge">/aːi/</span> as a phoneme is debated, and is generally regarded nowadays to be the biphonemic <span class="IPA nolarge">/aːj/</span>. | Moreover, there are between 14 and 15 diphthongal vowel phonemes, bringing the language's overall vowel phoneme count to 32 or 33. Historically, <span class="IPA nolarge">/æː/</span> was the diphthong <span class="IPA nolarge">/ɛa/</span>, but it is now no longer considered, perceived or realised as a diphthong. The diphthongs <span class="IPA nolarge">/ie/</span>, <span class="IPA nolarge">/uo/</span> and, in some analyses, <span class="IPA nolarge">/ai/</span> also have long counterparts: <span class="IPA nolarge">/iːe/</span>, <span class="IPA nolarge">/uːo/</span> and <span class="IPA nolarge">/aːi/</span> respectively. The existence of <span class="IPA nolarge">/aːi/</span> as a phoneme is debated, and is generally regarded nowadays to be the biphonemic <span class="IPA nolarge">/aːj/</span>. | ||
The short-long-overlong duration ratio is approximately 1 : 1.8 : 2.6, with short vowels lasting around 130–180ms. In colloquial speech, the short-long distinction tends to be neutralised in final syllables, particularly in common inflections such as ''-í'' and ''-ú(r)'': {{m|rad|desúr}} ('in fact') may be realised as <span class="IPA nolarge">[ˈdɛs'''u'''r]</span>. Similarly, overlong vowels become long—or even short for speakers with a long-overlong merger—in this context: ''vjeirevỉ'' <span class="IPA nolarge">[ˈvjairɛv'''i(ː)''']</span> ('of a fifth'). | The short-long-overlong duration ratio is approximately 1 : 1.8 : 2.6, with short vowels lasting around 130–180ms. In colloquial speech, the short-long distinction tends to be neutralised in final syllables, particularly in common inflections such as ''-í'' and ''-ú(r)'': {{m|rad|desúr}} ('in fact') may be realised as <span class="IPA nolarge">[ˈdɛs'''u'''r]</span>. Similarly, overlong vowels tend to become long—or even short for speakers with a long-overlong merger—in this context: ''vjeirevỉ'' <span class="IPA nolarge">[ˈvjairɛv'''i(ː)''']</span> ('of a fifth'). | ||
=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||