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| Umbarak, Hayreb, Nanampuyyi, Wattare, Saxtam, Gannasia, Rummak , Iyyay, Hattūmi, Nu'ay, and Xirrim Prefectures; <br/> | | Umbarak, Hayreb, Nanampuyyi, Wattare, Saxtam, Gannasia, Rummak , Iyyay, Hattūmi, Nu'ay, and Xirrim Prefectures; <br/> | ||
Āš-min-Gāl, Ankussūr, Huruk, Nammadīn, Kered, and Kattek (NW Quadrant of NCR, approx 60%) | Āš-min-Gāl, Ankussūr, Huruk, Nammadīn, Kered, and Kattek (NW Quadrant of NCR, approx 60%) | ||
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*Preservation of final /n/ in Transitive terminative affix ''-un'' | |||
*Fossilized affix ''-ūy'' realized as ''-uyyi'' | *Fossilized affix ''-ūy'' realized as ''-uyyi'' | ||
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*Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone | *Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone | ||
*Locative noun formed using Locative Applicative ''-naħk-'' + verb root | *Locative noun formed using Locative Applicative ''-naħk-'' + verb root (+ Nominalizer ''-naft'') | ||
*Pervasive use of the Interrogative-Polarity discourse particle ''ni/nī'' | *Pervasive use of the Interrogative-Polarity discourse particle ''ni/nī'' | ||
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Iyyūmi (Salmon Speaker suburb in NCR, approx 80%) | Iyyūmi (Salmon Speaker suburb in NCR, approx 80%) | ||
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*Preservation of final /n/ in Transitive terminative affix ''-un'' | |||
*Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' preserved | *Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' preserved | ||
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! Hašlua min Kirmast "Wolf Speaker" | ! Hašlua min Kirmast "Wolf Speaker" | ||
| North Central, and Southern Kilmay Rī Mountains, Ešked, Tayyagur, Raqwar, Tabuk Prefectures; Ehar Township | | North Central, and Southern Kilmay Rī Mountains, Ešked, Tayyagur, Raqwar, Tabuk Prefectures; Ehar Township | ||
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*Preservation of final /n/ in Transitive terminative affix ''-un'' | |||
*Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' preserved | *Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' preserved | ||
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*Phonemes /q, χ/ have developed from both the influence of the Seal Speaker dialect, and a sound shift triggered by regressive consonantal harmony triggered by an adjacent /r/, c.f. Common Minhast /karak/ "tribal territory" vs. Wolf Speaker /qaraq/. The sound shift is particularly noticeable in the northwestern prefectures of the Wolf Speaker ''karak''. | *Phonemes /q, χ/ have developed from both the influence of the Seal Speaker dialect, and a sound shift triggered by regressive consonantal harmony triggered by an adjacent /r/, c.f. Common Minhast /karak/ "tribal territory" vs. Wolf Speaker /qaraq/. The sound shift is particularly noticeable in the northwestern prefectures of the Wolf Speaker ''karak''. | ||
* | *Locative noun formed using verb root + ''-anki'' suffix, e.g. ''gubbatanki'' "battlefield" | ||
*Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone | *Locational/deictic verbal affixes appear in the Terminatives zone | ||
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*Palatization Test is inconclusive due to dialectal mixing with their Dog, Osprey, and Egret Speaker neighbors: some Gull Speaker words fail the test, while others pass | *Palatization Test is inconclusive due to dialectal mixing with their Dog, Osprey, and Egret Speaker neighbors: some Gull Speaker words fail the test, while others pass | ||
*''Asr̥-Z''-type sandhi: word-final /sr̥/ mutates to /z/, sometimes accompanied by lengthening of previous vowel, e.g. '' | *''Asr̥-Z''-type sandhi: word-final /sr̥/ mutates to /z/, sometimes accompanied by lengthening of previous vowel, e.g. ''kuyuntāz'' "seaweed", c.f. Salmon Speaker ''kiyuntasr'' | ||
*Wholesale replacement of /f/ with /x/, e.g. ''puħtanaxt'' vs Common ''puħtanaft'' "the one standing" | *Wholesale replacement of /f/ with /x/, e.g. ''puħtanaxt'' vs Common ''puħtanaft'' "the one standing" | ||