Diphthongs are being segmented as two segments and then only one of the two segments gets aligned with vowels in other languages. This then causes problems with the patterns, where we want a pattern like -au- -au- -u- u- we get something like -a- -u- -u- -u-. This problem particularly effects Rangoon.
Diphthongs are being segmented as two segments and then only one of the two segments gets aligned with vowels in other languages. This then causes problems with the patterns, where we want a pattern like -au- -au- -u- u- we get something like -a- -u- -u- -u-. This problem particularly effects Rangoon.