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.