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ai as in sail. au " gauge. ay " lay. ea " great. ei " deign. ey " they.

For Flat A.

au as in daunt. ea " heart. ua " guard.

For Broad A.

au as in pause. aw " law. eo " George. oa " groat. o " horn. ou " sought.

For Short A.

ai as in plaid. ua " guaranty.

For Intermediate A.

ai as in hair. ea " bear. e " where. ei " their.

For Long E.

ea as in weak. ei " seize. eo " people. ey " key. ie " brief. i " pique.

For Short E.

a as in any. ai " said. ay " says. ea " dead. ei " heifer. eo " leopard. ie " friend. ue " guess. u " bury.

For Long I.

ai as in aisle. ei " sleight. ey " eye. ie " die. oi " choir. ui " guide. uy " buy. y " try.

For Short I.

e as in English. ee " been. ie " sieve. o " women. u " busy. ui " build. y " symbol.

For Long O.

au as in hautboy. eau " beau. eo " yeoman. ew " sew. oa " boat. oe " hoe. ou " soul. ow " flow.

For Long Slender O.

oe as in shoe. ou " soup.

For Short O.

a as in was. ou " hough. ow " knowledge.

For Long U.

eau as in beauty. eu " feud. ew " dew. ieu " adieu. ou " your. ue " cue. ui " suit.

For Short U.

e as in her. i " sir. oe " does. o " love. ou " young.

For Short Slender U.

o as in wolf. ou " would.

For the Diphthong OI.

oy as in joy.

For the Diphthong OU.

ow as in now.

There is no pure Triphthongal sound in the language. Buoy is equivalent to bwoy. U being a consonant.