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Yes, y can be a vowel when it appears in words such as why, cry, try, baby, and others. The English language mandates at least one vowel per syllable, so y is occasionally counted as a vowel.
Yes, sometimes. 'Y' is a vowel when it makes the 'E' sound, such as 'candy' 'Y' is a vowel there. It is a consanent when it makes the 'yuh' sound, such as 'Yolanda'.

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