short_vowel_translation = {
        "ă" : "a",
        "ĕ" : "e",
        "ĭ" : "i",
        "ŏ" : "o",
        "ŭ" : "u",
        "ў" : "y",
        }
explicitly_short_vowels = ["ă","ĕ","ĭ","ŏ","ŭ","ў"]
short_vowels = ['a','e','i','o','u','y']
long_vowels = ['ā','ē','ī','ō','ū','ӯ']
diphthongs = ['ae','au','ei','eu','oe','ui']
high_vowels = ['i','u','ī','ū']
mid_vowels = ['e','o','ē','ō']
low_vowels = ['a','ā']
front_vowels = ['i','ī']
back_vowels = ['u','ū']
middle_vowels = ['e','ē','a','ā','o','ō']

unvoiced_stops = ['p','t','c','qu']
voiced_stops = ['b','d','g']
aspirates = ['ph','th','ch']
fricatives = ['f','s']
glides = ['i','u']
nasals = ['n','m']
liquids = ['r','l']
H = ['h']
