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== The first generation == | == The first generation == | ||
A Toaq syllable is analysed into four Hoelai parts: | A Toaq syllable is analysed into four Hoelai parts: | ||
#The consonant, which becomes the glyph in the middle | |||
#The first phoneme in the nucleus, which is written right of the consonant (unless it is {{t|a}}, in which case it should be omitted) | |||
#The rest of the nucleus, written left of the consonant (optional) | |||
#The tone, together with the coda (presence/absence of {{t|-q}}), written above. (This part is empty for neutral tone syllables without {{t|-q}}.) | |||
Note that if the nucleus ends in a diphthong – one of {{t|-aı, -ao, -oı, -eı}} – it is treated as a (3). Moreover, if this diphthong is the whole nucleus, (2) is omitted in favour of it. For example, {{t|maı}} is understood to be <code>m--ai</code>, not <code>m-a-i</code>; it would be written with the {{t|-aı}} glyph from (3). | Note that if the nucleus ends in a diphthong – one of {{t|-aı, -ao, -oı, -eı}} – it is treated as a (3). Moreover, if this diphthong is the whole nucleus, (2) is omitted in favour of it. For example, {{t|maı}} is understood to be <code>m--ai</code>, not <code>m-a-i</code>; it would be written with the {{t|-aı}} glyph from (3). | ||