//*******************************************************************
// VOWELS
//*******************************************************************

phoneme @    //  Schwa
  vwl   starttype #@  endtype #@
  unstressed
  length 140
  IfNextVowelAppend(r-)
  FMT(vowel/@_fnt)
endphoneme


phoneme @2   //  Schwa, changes to I before a vowel
  vwl  starttype #@  endtype #@
  unstressed
  length 120
  IF nextPh(isVowel) THEN
    ChangePhoneme(I2)
  ENDIF
  FMT(vowel/@_fnt)
endphoneme


phoneme a
  vwl  starttype #a  endtype #a
  length 160
  FMT(vowel/a_2)
endphoneme


phoneme E
  vwl  starttype #e  endtype #e
  length 170
  IF nextPhW(n) THEN
    ChangeIfDiminished(@)
  ELSE
    ChangeIfDiminished(I2)
  ENDIF
  FMT(vowel/e)
endphoneme


phoneme I
  vwl  starttype #i endtype #i
  length 140
  IfNextVowelAppend(;)
  FMT(vowel/ii_6)
endphoneme


phoneme I2
  vwl  starttype #i endtype #i
  unstressed
  length 140
  IfNextVowelAppend(;)
  FMT(vowel/ii_6)
endphoneme


phoneme I2#   // used for [I] in -ed adjectives which may be [E] in some accents
  vwl  starttype #@  endtype #@
  unstressed

  IfNextVowelAppend(;)
  ChangePhoneme(E)
endphoneme


phoneme i   //  optional variant of [I] for end of words
  vwl  starttype #i  endtype #i
  length 150
  IfNextVowelAppend(;)
  FMT(vowel/i)
endphoneme


phoneme 0
  vwl  starttype #a   endtype #a
  length 140
  FMT(vowel/aa#)
endphoneme


phoneme V
  vwl  starttype #o  endtype #o
  length 140
  FMT(vowel/oo_4)
endphoneme


phoneme U
  vwl  starttype #o  endtype #o
  length 150
  FMT(vowel/uu_bck)
endphoneme


phoneme a#
  vwl  starttype #@  endtype #@
  unstressed
  length 140
  FMT(vowel/a#)
endphoneme


phoneme A:
  vwl  starttype #a  endtype #@
  length 240
  FMT(vowel/a_2)
endphoneme


phoneme A@
  vwl  starttype #a  endtype #@
  length 260
  IfNextVowelAppend(r-)
  FMT(vowel/a_2)
endphoneme


phoneme aa   //   'bath' etc.
  vwl  starttype #a  endtype #a
  length 210
  FMT(vowel/a_2)
endphoneme


phoneme 3:
  vwl  starttype #o  endtype #o
  length 240
  IfNextVowelAppend(r-)
  FMT(vowel/oo_4)
endphoneme


phoneme i:
  vwl  starttype #i  endtype #i
  length 190
  IfNextVowelAppend(;)
  FMT(vowel/i_fnt)
endphoneme


phoneme O:
  vwl  starttype #o  endtype #o
  length 240
  FMT(vowel/oo)
endphoneme


phoneme O@
  vwl  starttype #o  endtype #@
  length 240
  IfNextVowelAppend(r-)
  FMT(vowel/oo)
endphoneme


phoneme o@
  vwl  starttype #o  endtype #@
  length 240
  IfNextVowelAppend(r-)
  FMT(vdiph2/o_oo)
endphoneme


phoneme O
  vwl  starttype #o  endtype #o
  length 150
  FMT(vowel/oo)
endphoneme


phoneme u:
  vwl  starttype #u  endtype #u
  length 190
  FMT(vowel/u)
endphoneme


phoneme aU
  vwl  starttype #a  endtype #u
  length 230
  FMT(vdiph/aau_2)
endphoneme


phoneme oU
  vwl  starttype #o  endtype #o
  length 230
  FMT(vowel/o)
endphoneme


phoneme aI
  vwl  starttype #a  endtype #i
  length 230
  FMT(vdiph/ai)
endphoneme


phoneme eI
  vwl  starttype #i  endtype #i
  length 210
  FMT(vowel/e)
endphoneme


phoneme OI
  vwl  starttype #o  endtype #i
  length 230
  FMT(vdiph/0i_2)
endphoneme


phoneme e@
  vwl  starttype #e  endtype #@
  length 220
  IfNextVowelAppend(r-)
  FMT(vdiph2/e@)
endphoneme


phoneme i@
  vwl  starttype #i  endtype #a
  length 240
  IfNextVowelAppend(r-)
  FMT(vdiph2/ie)
endphoneme


phoneme i@3
  vwl  starttype #i  endtype #a
  length 240
  IfNextVowelAppend(r-)
  FMT(vdiph2/ie)
endphoneme



phoneme l
  import_phoneme base1/l   // use clear [l] before not-vowel
endphoneme