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They occur in Tibetan writing only where one of the vowels ''i, o, u'' have to be added to a word ending with an other vowel ([[Abbreviations|s.]] [[15. Declension#.1|15.1]], [[33. Participle#.1|33.1]], [[45. X. Interjection#.2|45.2]]). These additional vowels are then are then always written '''i, 'o, 'u,'' never 'i etc. ([[Abbreviations|cf.]] [[3. Vowels#.3|3.3]]); and the combinations ''ai, oi, ui'' (as in ''[[bka'i]]'', ''[[mgo'i]]'', ''[[bu'i]]'') are pronounced very much like ''ae, oe, ue'', so that the syllables ''[[na'i]]'', ''[[she'i]]'', ''[[ri'i]]'', ''[[cho'i]]'', ''[[lu'i]]'' can only in some vulgar dialects be distinguished from those mentioned in [[5. Final Consonants#.4|5.4]]. | |||
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<BR><BR>Click here to go to the front page of the [[Second Edition of H.A. Jaeschke's 'Tibetan Grammar']] | |||
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They occur in Tibetan writing only where one of the vowels i, o, u have to be added to a word ending with an other vowel (s. 15.1, 33.1, 45.2). These additional vowels are then are then always written 'i, 'o, 'u, never 'i etc. (cf. 3.3); and the combinations ai, oi, ui (as in bka'i, mgo'i, bu'i) are pronounced very much like ae, oe, ue, so that the syllables na'i, she'i, ri'i, cho'i, lu'i can only in some vulgar dialects be distinguished from those mentioned in 5.4.
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Click here to go to the front page of the Second Edition of H.A. Jaeschke's 'Tibetan Grammar'