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While the simplicity of the vocalic inventory of PIE (constituted exclusively of ''*e'', ''*o'', ''*ē'', ''*ō'', ''*ey'', ''*oy'', ''*ēy'', ''*ōy'', ''*ew'', and ''*ow'', ignoring allophones of syllabic consonants) has | While the simplicity of the vocalic inventory of PIE (constituted exclusively of ''*e'', ''*o'', ''*ē'', ''*ō'', ''*ey'', ''*oy'', ''*ēy'', ''*ōy'', ''*ew'', and ''*ow'', ignoring allophones of syllabic consonants) has | ||
inspired some researchers to draw connections with language families of similar conditions | inspired some researchers to draw connections with language families of similar conditions near the [[w:Pontic–Caspian steppe|Pontic–Caspian Steppe]], such as the [[w:Pontic languages|Pontic Hypothesis]] witht the [[w:Northwest Caucasian languages|Northwest Caucasian Languages]], Aryan is reconstructed with a rich system of monophthongs, diphthongs, and even triphthongs. | ||
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