The Proto-Borean Voloneme Inventory

II.a-2.) Voloneme Inventory

II.a-2A.) Monopthongs

II.a-2B.) Diphthongs

II.a-2.) Volonome Inventory

II.a-2A.) Monophthongs

Open Front Vowel

<a> /a/

Mid/Front-Mid Front Vowel

<e> /ɛ/

Close/Close-Mid Front Vowel

<i> /ɪ/

Close/Close-Mid Back Vowel

<u> /ʊ/

Open-Mid Back Vowel

<o> /ɔ/

II.a-2B.) Diphthongs

II.a-2Bα.) “A”-Diphthongs

Long

<aa> /a:/ or //

Closing

<ae> /aɛ/ or /æ/

Closing

<ai> /aɪ/ or //

Closing

<au> /aʊ/(C)_C or /œ:/C_

Closing

<ao> /æʊ/_C, /aɔ/C_ or /œ/C_C

II.a-2Bη.) “E”-Diphthongs

Opening

<ea> /ɛa/ or //

Long

<ee> /ɛ:/ or /e/

Closing

<ei> /ɛɪ/ or /ɛ/

Closing

<eu> /ɛʊ/(C)_C or /œ/C_

Height-Harmonic

<eo> /eʊ/_C, /ɛɔ/C_, or /ø/C_C

II.a-2Bι.) “I”-Diphthongs

Opening

<ia> /ɪa/ or //

Opening

<ie> /ɪɛ/ or /i/

Long

<ii> /ɪ:/(C)_C or /i:/C_

Height-Harmonic

<iu> /ɪʊ/_C, /ʏ/C_C, /y/C_

Opening

<io> /iʊ/_C, /ɪɔ/C_, or /y/C_C

II.a-2Bυ.) “U”-Diphthongs

Opening

<ua> /ʊa/ or //

Opening

<ue> /ʊɛ/ or //

Height-Harmonic

<ui> /ʊɪ/ or //

Long

<uu> /u/(C)_C or /u:/C_

Opening

<uo> /uʊ/_C, /ʊɔ/C_C or /ʊo/C_

II.a-2Bω.) “O”-Diphthongs

Opening

<oa> /ɔa/ or //

Height-Harmonic

<œ> /ɔɛ/ or /œ/

Closing

<oi> /ɔɪ/ or //

Closing

<ou> /ɔʊ/ or //

Long

<oo> /ɔ:/ or /oʊ/