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⟨aa⟩

From Teflpedia

⟨aa⟩ is an unsplit vowel digraph, occasionally found in English.[1]

Pronunciation tends to be ᴘᴀʟᴍ vowel /ɑ:/ but can tend towards a non-standard lengthened ᴛʀᴀᴘ vowel /æ:/ in some words.

Words include naan, Afrikaans, salaam, kraal, Transvaal, laager, baa etc.

Some of these are from Afrikaans (Afrikaans, kraal, Transvaal, laager)

Also see ⟨aar⟩.

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