Vowels
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Vowel/Diphthong IPA Description а/a /a/ open front unrounded ај /aj/ ҩ/au /ɔ/ open-mid back rounded е/e /e/ close-mid front unrounded еј/ej /еј/ є/eu /ø/ close-mid front rounded і/i /i/ close front unrounded ј/j /j/ palatal approximate semivowel о/o /u:/ close back rounded и/u /ʉ:/ close central rounded y/y /y/ close front rounded y/y /i/ close front unrounded
- A cannot be followed by a, e, i or y
- E cannot be followed by a, i, or y, except for au
- J cannot precede or follow i
- Y can only follow a soft consonant or a vowel
- Y are only pronounced /i/ when following qj. Example: ediqjy /ediçi/ - to command
