Re: Diphthongs (was Re: 3 q's - X-Sampa)

Merhaba!

Nik wrote:

"No, I didn't know that word. :-) Tho, such lengthy sequences can be found in
Japanese, too, at least across word boundaries. For example: Aoi o aisuru, "I
love Aoi [a girl's name]", there's six vowels in a row. :-) I can't think of
any single words with more than 3 vowels in a row, tho."

What about the Kiribati sentence Iai uou aia uee ao aua aia ie, meaning 'They had
two flowers and four sails'!

--Trebor

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