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    Diphtongs in daily spoken Indonesian often contract into single vowel sounds. The diphthong 'ai' can become 'é' as in words like 'cabé' for chilli and 'ceré' for divorced. The diphthong 'au' can similarly become 'o' as in 'ijo' for green and 'kebo' for buffalo. This informal spoken language differs from the more formal written forms of these words containing the original diphthongs 'ai' and 'au'.

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    Diphtongs in daily spoken Indonesian often contract into single vowel sounds. The diphthong 'ai' can become 'é' as in words like 'cabé' for chilli and 'ceré' for divorced. The diphthong 'au' can similarly become 'o' as in 'ijo' for green and 'kebo' for buffalo. This informal spoken language differs from the more formal written forms of these words containing the original diphthongs 'ai' and 'au'.

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    Diphtong

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    Fahri Ramadhan
    Diphtongs in daily spoken Indonesian often contract into single vowel sounds. The diphthong 'ai' can become 'é' as in words like 'cabé' for chilli and 'ceré' for divorced. The diphthong 'au' can similarly become 'o' as in 'ijo' for green and 'kebo' for buffalo. This informal spoken language differs from the more formal written forms of these words containing the original diphthongs 'ai' and 'au'.

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    Diphtong

    ai becomes
    In daily spoken Indonesian, diphtongs are often contracted. In some words diphthong ai
    can change/contract into as in egg.
    Formal
    cabai
    cerai
    gulai
    pakai
    satai
    sampai

    Colloquial Meaning
    cab
    chilli
    cer
    divorced
    gul
    curry, spicedmeat soup
    pak
    use, wear
    sat
    satay
    samp
    until, arrive, up to

    au becomes o
    In some words diphthong au can change/contract into o .
    Formal
    hijau
    kacau, mengacau
    kerbau
    kalau
    pulau
    ramai
    saudara

    Colloquial Meaning
    ijo*
    green
    ngaco
    disturb
    kebo
    buffalo
    kalo
    if, when, unless
    pulo
    island
    rame
    crowded, busy
    sodara
    gentleman, relative

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