Vowels: Standard - 'a' as in 'path' or 'car'. Variation - 'e' followed by ‘m’, ‘n’, ‘ng’, ‘ny’ in the same syllable and is not immediately followed by a vowel it is long and slightly nasalised. 'e' followed by 'l' or 'r' is 'e' as in 'fern'. 'a' followed by 'y' and another vowel is pronounced 'ai' or 'i' as in 'pine'.