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*''l'' is normatively pronounced [ɴ̆].
*''l'' is normatively pronounced [ɴ̆].
*Short vowels: /i y ə u ɛ œ a ɔ/ = [i y ə u e ø a o] (/y œ/ are more front than in General Fyxamian)
*Short vowels: /i y ə u ɛ œ a ɔ/ = [i y ə u e ø a o] (/y œ/ are more front than in General Fyxoomian)
*Lambdic vowels: /ĩ ỹ ũ ẽ ø̃ ə̃ õ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃/ = [io yo uo ejo øyo əwo æo ao o:]~[ʏː ʉ̠ː uː ɛu ɞː ɔu ɔu œː ɑː oː]
*Lambdic vowels: /ĩ ỹ ũ ẽ ø̃ ə̃ õ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃/ = [io yo uo ejo øyo əwo æo ao o:]~[ʏː ʉ̠ː uː ɛu ɞː ɔu ɔu œː ɑː oː]
*Diphthongs:  /ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [ae ui ao ɛu iu əɪ əy ou iə yə uə]
*Diphthongs:  /ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [ae ui ao ɛu iu əɪ əy ou iə yə uə]
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*/ʟ/ = [ɫ~l]
*/ʟ/ = [ɫ~l]


==Fyxamian accents==
==Fyxoomian accents==
===General Fyxamian Skellan===
===General Fyxoomian Skellan===
This is the ''de facto'' standard accent of [[Verse:Tricin/Fyxam]].
This is the ''de facto'' standard accent of [[Verse:Tricin/Fyxoom]].


*/œ y/ are commonly centralized, closer to [ɞ ʉ].
*/œ y/ are commonly centralized, closer to [ɞ ʉ].
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Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, affluent
Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, affluent


High Cøøvean is an obsolete Fyxamian accent. It was like a "Transatlantic" accent, in that it was a compromise between Fyxamian and Sgewlan standard accents.
High Cøøvean is an obsolete Fyxoomian accent. It was like a "Transatlantic" accent, in that it was a compromise between Fyxoomian and Sgewlan standard accents.


L-colored vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization)?
L-colored vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization)?
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===Flian===
===Flian===
Notorious for its strange sounds, this is the accent of the Fyxamian city of Flian (/fʟiən/ ''FLEE-uhn'' or [fʟiːn] ''FLEEN'') and its environs.
Notorious for its strange sounds, this is the accent of the Fyxoomian city of Flian (/fʟiən/ ''FLEE-uhn'' or [fʟiːn] ''FLEEN'') and its environs.
*/ç/ is fronted to [ɕ] and triggers retraction of /ʃ tʃ/ to [ʂ tʂ].
*/ç/ is fronted to [ɕ] and triggers retraction of /ʃ tʃ/ to [ʂ tʂ].
*/χ/ is fronted to [x].
*/χ/ is fronted to [x].
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===Cnollta===
===Cnollta===
Spoken in the Cnollta region in Fyxam, this accent is often perceived as backwards and boorish.
Spoken in the Cnollta region in Fyxoom, this accent is often perceived as backwards and boorish.


Similar to General Fyxamian, but:
Similar to General Fyxoomian, but:
*Especially in lower class accents, /θ/ > /t/ occurs after stressed syllables.
*Especially in lower class accents, /θ/ > /t/ occurs after stressed syllables.
*/ð/ > [ɹ] after vowels.
*/ð/ > [ɹ] after vowels.