L1.5: Vowel Contractions

When two vowels appear consecutively, they are usually contracted. Generally the second one dominates. This contraction length is shown by circumflex:

First vowel + second vowel	contracted long vowel	Example	Translations
a + u	û	rubûm (<ruba-um)	prince
a + i	ê	rubêm (<ruba-im)
a + a	â	rubâm (<ruba-am)

First vowel + second vowel	contracted long vowel	Example	Translations
i + u	û	šanûm (<šani-um)	second
i + i	î	šanîm (<šani-im)
i + a	ia (â)	šanâm (<šani-am)

First vowel + second vowel	contracted long vowel	Example	Translations
u + u	û	šadûm (<šadu-um)	mountain
u + i	î	šadîm (<šadu-im)
u + a	â	šadâm (<šadu-am)