was velarised and appears as . For example, Strooss 'street'.

Vowels before

Typically (but not exclusively) open vowels occur before ; for example, Oor ('ear') has the allophone , not . Both and only occur before in native words.

Additionally, vowels before are always long, with the exception of loan words such as 'sorry', 'curry' as well as unstressed vowels.

Examples: Oor 'ear', Eer 'honour'.

Pronunciation of

The vowels and traditionally are front,

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