[muawiyah]

Those are dipthongs ~

[FourPeas]

That word’s always brought such an interesting picture to mind...

[Earthdweller]

"Those are dipthongs ~"

I see...yes, it is an opening, descending diphthong. And all this time I thought “woah-man” was a southerners unconscious verbal attempt, to to scare off a potential mate.