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Ascending Diphthong

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The ascending diphthong begins with a consonantal i, with a semivowel u or with the consonant v, and ends with one of the other five vowels:


Diphthong Example Esempio Example IPA
ia chianu piano yard /ja/
ie ghieffa piede yell /jɛ/
io ghmmaru piove yolk /jɔ/
iu chiui p you /ju/
ua gddara guado Guantanamo /wa/
ue guerra guerra quest /wɛ/
ui gsina qui queen /wi/
uo uomma nuoto whoa /wɔ/
va varca guado Guantanamo /wa/
ve venti guerra quest /wɛ/
vi diri qui queen /wi/
vo vogghiu nuoto whoa /wɔ/