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*/ɛɪ œʏ ɔʊ/ (written ''ee øø oo'') were long monophthongs [eː øː oː].
*/ɛɪ œʏ ɔʊ/ (written ''ee øø oo'') were long monophthongs [eː øː oː].
*''ç'' /ç/ was actually /x/, as in Clofabic languages at that time.
*''ç'' /ç/ was actually /x/, as in Clofabic languages at that time.
*In written diphthongs, the ''second'' element was longer unlike in most modern accents, i.e. ''ai wi aw ew iw ia ua wa'' = [aiˑ uiˑ auˑ euˑ iuˑ iɜˑ yɜˑ uɜˑ]. Thus, for example, ''ai'' [aiˑ] and ''aj'' [aj] were phonemically distinct.
*In written diphthongs, the ''second'' element was longer unlike in most modern accents, i.e. ''ai wi aw ew iw ia ua wa'' = [ɐiˑ uiˑ ɐuˑ euˑ iuˑ iɜˑ yɜˑ uɜˑ]. Thus, for example, ''ai'' [ɐiˑ] and ''aj'' [aj] were phonemically distinct.
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