Inphonetics, adiphthong (Greekδίφθογγος, "diphthongos", meaninwi twa soonds) is a the gaun-thegither o twavouels, for ordinar wi a swith but sliddery muivement fae the tae vouel tae the tither, aft interpret bi listeners as a single vouel soond orphoneme.Altho "pure" vouels, ormonophthongs, is hauden tae hae the ae tairget tongue poseetion, diphthongs haes a muivin tongue.Pure vouels is pitten ower in theInternaitional Phonetic ABC wi the ae seembol.For example the <i> inwhit[ʍɪt] or [ʍʌt]
Diphthongs is pitten ower wi twa seembols, for example the <y> inwynd[wəind].Here the twa vouel seembols is mynt tae shaw the ewest beginninan endin tongue poseetions.
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IPA chairt for Scots
