phoneme @
  vowel starttype (@) endtype (@)
  unstressed
  length 130
  formants vowel/@_3
endphoneme

// ToDo: change [@] to [a#] if adjacent to [r] or [R]
phoneme 3
  vowel starttype (a) endtype (a)
  unstressed
  length 130
  formants vowel/a#_3
endphoneme



phoneme i
  vowel starttype (i) endtype (i)
  length 150
  formants vowel/i_4
  linkout ;
endphoneme

phoneme e
  vowel starttype (e) endtype (e)
  length 150
  formants vowel/e
endphoneme

phoneme E
  vowel starttype (e) endtype (e)
  length 150
  formants vowel/e_mid2
endphoneme

phoneme &
  vowel starttype (e) endtype (e)
  length 150
  formants vowel/ee_2
endphoneme

phoneme a
  vowel starttype (a) endtype (a)
  length 150
  formants vowel/a_2
endphoneme

phoneme A
  vowel starttype (a) endtype (a)
  length 150
  formants vowel/a_3
endphoneme

phoneme u
  vowel starttype (u) endtype (u)
  length 150
  formants vowel/u_bck
endphoneme

phoneme o
  vowel starttype (o) endtype (o)
  length 150
  formants vowel/o_2
endphoneme

phoneme O
  vowel starttype (o) endtype (o)
  length 150
  formants vowel/o_5
endphoneme

phoneme V
  vowel starttype (@) endtype (@)
  length 150
  formants vowel/V_4
endphoneme

phoneme 0
  vowel starttype (o) endtype (o)
  length 150
  formants vowel/oo_2
endphoneme


phoneme y
  vowel starttype (i) endtype (i)
  length 150
  formants vowel/y
endphoneme

phoneme Y
  vowel starttype (i) endtype (i)
  length 150
  formants vowel/yy
endphoneme

phoneme W
  vowel starttype (@) endtype (@)
  length 150
  formants vowel/oe
endphoneme




//phoneme n
//  vcd alv nasal
//  vowelout f1=2 f2=1700 -300 250  f3=-100 80  rms=20 brk
//  length 100
//  lengthmod 4
//  formants NULL
//  after _ n/_n
//  after n n/_n      // lengthen [nn]
//  before _ n/n#_    // shorter
//  before (r) n/nj
//endphoneme

phoneme v        // approximant, not fricative
  vcd lbd frc
  vowelin  f1=0  f2=1000 -300 -200  f3=-300 100
  vowelout f1=0  f2=1000 -500 -300  f3=-300 60  len=50
  lengthmod 6
  formants voc/v
  before _ voc/v_
  switchvoicing f
endphoneme


phoneme r    // used for 'r' after a vowel (to create a diphthong)
  liquid
  formants r/a_
  lengthmod 7
endphoneme

phoneme R    // 
  liquid
  formants r/aa
  lengthmod 7
endphoneme