Garos drew out the word into three long and separate syllables, a human characteristic expressing disapproval.

Some pairs of letters represented either two vowels in separate syllables, or a diphthong in a single syllable.

In these cases, each vowel builds a separate syllable.

In sequence of multiple vowels, each such vowel represents a separate syllable.

I made the last word into two very separate syllables.

All other sequences of vowels are pronounced as separate syllables.

There are no diphthongs in Yoruba; sequences of vowels are pronounced as separate syllables.

Example: taeao 'tomorrow' is pronounced as almost four separate syllables (ta-e-a-o).

The vowels in each diaeresis are placed in separate syllables when the line is scanned:

Some assign every stop consonant in such words to a separate syllable, whereas others attempt to consolidate them.