//====================================================
//  Nepali  (inherits from Hindi)
//====================================================

phoneme V
  vowel  starttype #@  endtype #@
  length 160
  ChangeIfNotStressed(@)
  IF nextPh(H) THEN
    FMT(vowel/@_low)
  ENDIF
  FMT(vowel/@_bck)
endphoneme

phoneme @3    // use a more front [@] after palatal consonants
  vowel  starttype #@  endtype #@
  length 140
  FMT(vowel/@_3)
endphoneme

phoneme @/
  vowel  starttype #@  endtype #@
  length 130
  IF nextPh(H) THEN
    FMT(vowel/@_low)
  ENDIF
  FMT(vowel/@_bck)
endphoneme


phoneme i
  vowel starttype #i endtype #i
  length 160
  IfNextVowelAppend(;)
  FMT(vowel/i)
endphoneme

phoneme e
  vowel starttype #e endtype #e
  length 180
  FMT(vowel/e)
endphoneme

phoneme a
  vowel long starttype #a endtype #a
  length 230
  FMT(vowel/aa_9)
endphoneme

phoneme o
  vowel starttype #o endtype #o
  length 180
  FMT(vowel/o_mid)
endphoneme

phoneme u
  vowel starttype #u endtype #u
  length 160
  FMT(vowel/u_bck)
endphoneme





// Diphthongs
//===========


phoneme aI
  vowel long starttype #a endtype #i
  length 240
  long
  FMT(vdiph/aai)
endphoneme

phoneme aU
  vowel long starttype #a endtype #u
  length 240
  long
  FMT(vdiph/aau_3)
endphoneme

phoneme eI
  vowel long starttype #e endtype #i
  length 240
  long
  FMT(vdiph/eei)
endphoneme

phoneme eU
  vowel long starttype #e endtype #u
  length 240
  long
  FMT(vdiph/eu)
endphoneme

phoneme VI
  vowel long starttype #@ endtype #i
  length 240
  long
  FMT(vdiph/Vi)
endphoneme

phoneme VU
  vowel long starttype #@ endtype #u
  length 240
  long
  FMT(vdiph/Vu)
endphoneme

phoneme oI
  vowel long starttype #o endtype #i
  length 240
  long
  FMT(vdiph/oi)
endphoneme

phoneme oU
  vowel long starttype #o endtype #u
  length 240
  long
  FMT(vdiph/ou)
endphoneme

phoneme uI
  vowel long starttype #u endtype #i
  length 240
  long
  FMT(vdiph/ui)
endphoneme