The descending diphthong begins with a higher vowel, a, e or o, and ends with a lower semivowel, i or u:
| Diphthong
|
Example
|
Esempio
|
Example
|
IPA
|
| ai
|
purtái
|
avrai
|
aisle
|
/ai/
|
| ei
|
dei
|
direi
|
Marseille
|
/ɛi/
|
| oi
|
voi
|
poi
|
toy
|
/ɔi/
|
| au
|
tauru
|
pausa
|
ouch
|
/au/
|
| eu
|
meusa
|
feudo
|
|
/ɛu/
|
