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*⟨i⟩ represents a near-high, near-front unrounded vowel [ɪ]. | *⟨i⟩ represents a near-high, near-front unrounded vowel [ɪ]. | ||
*⟨j⟩ represents a voiced, palatal fricative [ʝ] after a consonant and [j] elsewhere. | *⟨j⟩ represents a voiced, palatal fricative [ʝ] after a consonant and [j] elsewhere. | ||
*⟨h⟩ represents a voiceless, glottal fricative [h] or a voiceless, velar fricative [x] after a back vowel. | *⟨h⟩ represents either a voiceless, glottal fricative [h] or a voiceless, velar fricative [x] after a back vowel. | ||
Long vowels are marked by an acute accent: ⟨á é í ú⟩. Because there is no short counterpart, the letter ⟨o⟩ is always read long and carries no accent. The long vowel⟨í⟩ differs in quality from its short counterpart and is pronounced noticeably higher [iː]. | Long vowels are marked by an acute accent: ⟨á é í ú⟩. Because there is no short counterpart, the letter ⟨o⟩ is always read long and carries no accent. The long vowel⟨í⟩ differs in quality from its short counterpart and is pronounced noticeably higher [iː]. | ||