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I (cyrillic)

This is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet that looks like a backwards N and is pronounced like the I in the English word "machine". Note that although it corresponds to "I", it actually arose from the Greek letter eta, which looks exactly like an "H".

With a short sign on in, it forms a new letter, Short I (cyrillic), which can be used to form diphthongs like the following:

• ai in aisle
• ei in vein
• oi in oil
• ui

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