Au (digraph)
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au is a digraph that occurs in many languages.
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[edit] In English
In English, au represents the /ɔ/ or /a/ (see caught-cot merger) sound in faun. In some varieties of English, including many varieties of North American English, Scottish English and Irish English this vowel is merged with the /ɑ/ or /ɒ/ vowel in "hot". In Middle English, the digraph was pronounced as the diphthong /au/.
[edit] Dutch
In Dutch ou represents [ʌu] in the Netherlands or [oʊ] in Flanders.
[edit] Icelandic
In Icelandic <au> stands for [œy].
[edit] In other languages
In most other languages, this digraph makes the [au] diphthong or something similar.
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Aa aa Ae ae Ai ai Au au Aw aw Ay ay Bh bh Ch ch C̱h c̱h Ck ck Cö cö Cs cs Cu cu Dd dd Dh dh Dj dj Dx dx Dz dz Dž dž Ea ea Ee ee Ei ei Eu eu Ew ew Ey ey Ff ff Fh fh Gb gb Gh gh Għ għ Gi gi Gj gj Gn gn Gy gy Hs hs Hu hu Ie ie IJ ij Jö jö Kh kh Kp kp Ku ku Lh lh Lj lj Ll ll Ly ly Mb mb Mh mh Mp mp Nd nd Ng ng Nh nh Nj nj Nk nk Ns ns Nt nt Ny ny Nz nz Oa oa Oe oe Oi oi Oo oo Ou ou Ow ow Oy oy Ph ph Qu qu Rd rd Rh rh Rl rl Rn rn Rr rr Rt rt Rz rz Sh sh Sv sv Sy sy Sz sz Th th Tj tj Tr tr Ts ts Tx tx Ty ty Tz tz Ue ue Ui ui Wh wh Xh xh Xö xö Yh yh Yk yk Zh zh Zs zs Zv zv |
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Dzs dzs Ngb ngb Ngh ngh Ngk ngk Nkp nkp Nth nth Nyk nyk Rnd rnd Sch sch |
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