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Reply-To:     Matthew Faupel <matthew@CPDAPO.TELE.NOKIA.FI>
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From:         Matthew Faupel <matthew@CPDAPO.TELE.NOKIA.FI>
Subject:      Diphthongs in Lojban
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Some questions about diphthongs in Lojban:

1.  Can the "second-class" diphthongs (ia..iu, ua...uu) be used in le'avla?

2.  Is the restriction of diphthongs in normal words to ai, au, ei and oi
    purely historical?  How about the complete non-use of eu, ao etc.?


Matthew