Pohnpeian phonotactics generally allow syllables of consisting of consonants (C) and vowels (V) accordingly: V, VC, CV, CVC. This basic system is complicated by Pohnpeian orthographical conventions and phonological processes. Orthographically, "i" is used to represent Palatal approximant, though it is often unwritten; "-u" is realized as Labio-velar approximant; and "h" indicates a long vowel (a spelling convention inherited from German). Thus, "sahu" is pronounced , never . Consecutive vowels are glided with or , depending on the relative height and order of the vowels: "diar" is said ("to find"); "toai" is ("to have a runny nose"); "suwed" is ("bad"); and "lou" is ("cooled"). While the glide is never written other than as "i" the glide may be written between "u" and a non-high vowel: "suwed" ("bad").