Rapa Nui phonology

Rapa Nui has ten consonants and five vowels.

Vowels

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! ! Front ! Central ! Back ! High ! Mid ! Low
 * i
 * u
 * u
 * e
 * ɜ
 * o
 * æ
 * a
 * }
 * }

All vowels can be either long or short and are always long when they are stressed in the final position of a word. Most vowel sequences are present, with the exception of *uo. Repetition sequences do not occur except in eee ('yes').