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Graphemes for Back + Front Diphthongs

/ui/ - close back rounded + close front unrounded diphthong

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
dv-Thaa <◌ުއ◌ި> މާމުއި
es-Latn <uy> muy ‘very’, cuy ‘guinea pig’/ui/ is a rare diphthong
ne-Deva <> दुई ‘two’/ui/ can be represented by ‹उई›, ‹उी›, ‹ˌुˌी›, or ‹ˌुई›.
wo-Arab <◌ُي> دُيْ ‘to draw water, to fill with water’
wo-Latn <uy> duy ‘to draw water, to fill with water’

/uːi/ - lengthened close back rounded + close front unrounded diphthong

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
wo-Arab <◌ُوي> فُويْ ‘to be proud’
wo-Latn <uuy> fuuy ‘to be proud’

/oi/ - close-mid back rounded + close front unrounded diphthong

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
ast-Latn <oi> doi ‘I give’
de-Latn <eu> euch ‘to you’
de-Latn <äu> Bräutigam ‘bridegroom’
dv-Thaa <◌ޮއ◌ި> ސޮއި
en-Latn <oi> point
en-Latn <oy> joy
es-Latn <oi> oigo ‘I hear’
es-Latn <oy> soy ‘I am’, estoy ‘I am’‹oy› is used word-finally
id-Latn <oi> bolpoin ‘ballpoint’Doubtful
ne-Deva <> होइन ‘no’/oi/ can be represented by ‹ओई›, ‹ओी›, ‹ˌोˌी›, or ‹ˌोई›.

/oːi/ - lengthened close-mid back rounded + close front unrounded diphthong

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
wo-Arab <◌ٗوي> تٗويْ ‘to be clumsy, dull’
wo-Latn <óoy> tóoy ‘to be clumsy, dull’

/ʌi/ - open-mid back unrounded + close front unrounded diphthong

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
ne-Deva <> ऐना ‘mirror’
ne-Deva <◌ै> कैले ‘when’

/ɔi/ - open-mid back rounded + close front unrounded diphthong

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
wo-Arab <◌ࣷي> دࣷيْ ‘to be enough’
wo-Latn <oy> doy ‘to be enough’

/ɔːi/ - lengthened open-mid back rounded + close front unrounded diphthong

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
wo-Arab <◌ࣷوي> نࣷويْ ‘to be soft’
wo-Latn <ooy> nooy ‘to be soft’

/wi/ - close back rounded + close front unrounded rising diphthong

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
ast-Latn <ui> cuidáu ‘care’
es-Latn <ui> cuidado ‘care’, ruido ‘noise’

/we/ - close back rounded + close-mid front unrounded rising diphthong

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
ast-Latn <ue> tueru ‘trunk’
es-Latn <ue> bueno ‘good’, puerta ‘door’