Mapping Malay Vowels

The vowels /e, ə, o/ of Standard Malay are generally pronounced as /i, a, u/ respectively, so Standard Malay sewa [sewa] (‘rent’) is siwa [siwaˀ], Standard Malay beli [bəli] (‘buy’) is bali [baliˀ], and Standard Malay boleh (‘can’) is bulih.