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*aa: /ɑ/ PALM
*aa: /ɑ/ PALM
*ww: /ɚ~ɔɪ/ NURSE/ CHOICE
*ww: /ɚ~ɔɪ/ NURSE/ CHOICE
what about adding <e> at the end of a word? that should change the vowel too, e.g. globe /gləʊ˥/
what about adding <e> at the end of a word? that should change the vowel too, e.g. globe /gləʊ˥/
=== Tones ===
=== Tones ===
{{angbr|-b -∅ -s -j -v -m -g -d -l}}
{{PAGENAME}} has 9 tones.
 
{|class="wikitable"
! Orthography
! Tone
! Example
! Suggested approximation
|-
| ∅
| mid level (33) / high checked (5)
|
| Vietnamese ''ngang'' / checked ''sắc''
|-
| '''-m'''
| low falling (21) / low checked (1)
|
| Vietnamese ''huyền'' / checked ''nặng''
|-
| '''-b'''
| high level (55)
|
| Cantonese tone 1
|-
| '''-d'''
| dipping (313)
|
| Hanoi Vietnamese ''hỏi''
|-
| '''-v'''
| peaking (353)
|
|
|-
| '''-g'''
|  breathy mid level (33 + breathy)
|
|
|-
| '''-s'''
| rising (24)
|
| Hanoi Vietnamese non-checked ''sắc''
|-
| '''-j'''
| broken rising (3ˀ5)
|
| Hanoi Vietnamese ''ngã''
|-
| '''-l'''
| broken falling (5ˀ3)
|
|
|}
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