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

phoneme V
  vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (@)
  length 160
  formants vowel/@_bck
  before H vowel/@_low
  reduceto  @  4
endphoneme

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

phoneme @/
  vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (@)
  length 130
  formants vowel/@_bck
  before H vowel/@_low
endphoneme


phoneme i
  vowel starttype (i) endtype (i)
  length 160
  formants vowel/i
  linkout ;
endphoneme

phoneme e
  vowel starttype (e) endtype (e)
  length 180
  formants vowel/e
endphoneme

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

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

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





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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

