A complex speech sound or perhaps glide that commences with one Filipino vowel and slowly changes to another Filipino vowel within the very same syllable, like (oi) in boil or (i) in fine. A diphthong in Filipino language (literally indicates “two sounds” or “two tones”), typically known as a gliding vowel. Filipino diphthong is referred to as two neighboring vowel sounds occurring while in the exact syllable.
Theoretically, a Filipino diphthong is a vowel using two distinct goals – that is, your tongue moves through the pronunciation of your vowel. Learn More
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like 'i' in "high": tatay, father | ay |
like 'ow' in "cow": kalabaw, carabao/water buffalo | aw |
like 'ay' in "say": reyna, queen | ey |
like "eew": baliw, crazy | iw |
like 'oy' in "boy": apoy, fire | oy |
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