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1.4.1.2 Vowels
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Acehnese vowels consist of ten oral vowels and seven
nasal vowels. The oral vowels consist of three high vowels
[i «• u], three mid-high vowels [e 9 o], three low-mid
vowels [*• A o], and one low vowel [a]. The vowel that is
symbolized by [A] is an unrounded back vowel. ([A] is not
distinguished from [o] in some areas of Greater Aceh
dialect, especially around Banda Aceh and Ulee Lheue.) The
two groups of vowels are presented in the following charts.
High
High-mid
Low-mid
Low
Oral Vowels
i
e
*
Nasal vowels consist of all these vowels, except the
series of high-mid vowel [e 9 o].
High
Low-mid
Low
Nasal
i
I
Vowels
Id
9
A
a
u»
A
a
u
0
9
u
0