. ▁W ▁w ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁choice . ▁For ▁, ▁Х w ▁х w ▁should ▁be ▁used . ▁M ī rz oz oda ▁uses ▁w ▁in ▁some ▁texts , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁incons istent . ▁ ▁Ph on ology ▁Y ag hn obi ▁includes ▁ 9 ▁mon oph th ongs ▁( 3 ▁short , ▁ 6 ▁long ), ▁ 8 ▁di ph th ongs , ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁con son ants . ▁ ▁V ow els ▁ ▁The ▁di ph th ongs ▁in ▁Y ag hn obi ▁are ▁. ▁ ▁only ▁appears ▁in ▁native ▁words ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁dialect s , ▁eastern ▁dialect s ▁have ▁ ▁in ▁its ▁place , ▁except ▁in ▁loan words . ▁▁ ▁The ▁mon oph th ongs ▁have ▁these ▁allo ph onic ▁variants : ▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁: ▁▁▁ ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁compens atory ▁length ening ▁( ). ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁lo ans ▁from ▁T aj ik ▁ ▁and / or ▁U z bek ▁ ▁can ▁also ▁appear , ▁but ▁its ▁pron unci ation ▁usually ▁mer ges ▁to ▁. ▁▁ ▁is ▁only ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁some ▁authorities . ▁II t ▁seems ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁allo phone ▁of ▁, ▁origin ating ▁from ▁historical ▁str essed ▁* ū , ▁but ▁historical ▁* ō , ▁changed ▁in ▁Y ag hn obi ▁to ▁ ū , ▁remains ▁un changed . ▁It ▁seems ▁that ▁ ▁is ▁un stable , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁recorded ▁in ▁all