See umlaute on Wiktionary
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"text": "The umlaute, or sounds of periphasis (ä, ö, ü), exist in the Catawba alphabet, e. g., in ómä, himself; túhö, small; dürûbi, iron; but they are not in frequent use."
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"ref": "1985, Darío Lucarella (editor), Proceedings of the First European Conference on T_EX for Scientific Documentation, 16–17 May 1985, Como, Italy, pages 61, 62, 64, &c. (Addison–Wesley Pub. Co.; →ISBN, 9780201133998)",
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