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Gaelic Spelling Rules: Vowels Before and After Broad & Slender Consonants in Traditional Orthography

  Between broad and broad Between broad and slender Between slender and slender Between slender and broad
short a a ai eai ea
long a à ài eài eà
short e (open or closed)     ei ea
long e (open)     èi èa
long e (closed)     éi eu
short i     i io
long i     ì ìo
short o (open or closed) o oi eoi eo
long o (open) ò òi eòi eò
long o (closed) ó ói eói eó
short u u ui iui iu
long u ù ùi iùi iù
ao ao aoi    
ia     iai ia
ua ua uai    

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