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===Greek=== [[Modern Greek]] has the following digraphs: *''αι'' (''ai'') represents {{IPA|/e̞/}} *''ει'' (''ei'') represents {{IPA|/i/}} *''οι'' (''oi'') represents {{IPA|/i/}} *''ου'' (''oy'') represents {{IPA|/u/}} *''υι'' (''yi'') represents {{IPA|/i/}} They are called "diphthongs" in [[Greek language|Greek]]; in classical times, most of them represented [[diphthong]]s, and the name has stuck. *''γγ'' (''gg'') represents {{IPA|/ŋɡ/}} or {{IPA|/ɡ/}} *''τσ'' (''ts'') represents the affricate {{IPA|/ts/}} *''τζ'' (''tz'') represents the affricate {{IPA|/dz/}} *Initial ''γκ'' (''gk'') represents {{IPA|/ɡ/}} *Initial ''μπ'' (''mp'') represents {{IPA|/b/}} *Initial ''ντ'' (''nt'') represents {{IPA|/d/}} [[Ancient Greek]] also had the "diphthongs" listed above although their pronunciation in ancient times is disputed. In addition, Ancient Greek also used the letter γ combined with a velar stop to produce the following digraphs: *''γγ'' (''gg'') represents {{IPA|/ŋɡ/}} *''γκ'' (''gk'') represents {{IPA|/ŋɡ/}} *''γχ'' (''gkh'') represents {{IPA|/ŋkʰ/}} [[Tsakonian language|Tsakonian]] has a few additional digraphs: *''ρζ'' (''rz'') {{IPA|/ʒ/}} (historically perhaps a [[fricative trill]]) *''κχ'' (''kkh'') represents {{IPA|/kʰ/}} *''τθ'' (''tth'') represents {{IPA|/tʰ/}} *''πφ'' (''pph'') represents {{IPA|/pʰ/}} *''σχ'' (''skh'') represents {{IPA|/ʃ/}} In addition, [[palatal consonant]]s are indicated with the vowel letter ''ι'', which is, however, largely predictable. When {{IPA|/n/}} and {{IPA|/l/}} are not palatalized before ''ι'', they are written ''νν'' and ''λλ''. In [[Bactrian language|Bactrian]], the digraphs ''ββ'', ''δδ'', and ''γγ'' were used for {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, and {{IPA|/ŋg/}} respectively.
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