Scellan/Accents: Difference between revisions
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This is the ''de facto'' standard accent of [[Verse:Tricin/Fyxoom|Fyxoom]]. | This is the ''de facto'' standard accent of [[Verse:Tricin/Fyxoom|Fyxoom]]. | ||
*Initial hm, hn and hñ are pronounced like m, n and ñ. Some Fyxoomian accents such as the Sirahda and Cøøve accents do not have this merger. | |||
*/œ y/ are commonly centralized, closer to [ɞ ʉ]. /œ/ and stressed /ə/ may merge to [ɜ] | */œ y/ are commonly centralized, closer to [ɞ ʉ]. /œ/ and stressed /ə/ may merge to [ɜ] | ||
*/ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ ɞʉ ɔu iə yə uə] | */ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ ɞʉ ɔu iə yə uə] | ||
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*/œ/-/ə/ merger: the merged /ə~œ/ is very low and back [ɒ]. | */œ/-/ə/ merger: the merged /ə~œ/ is very low and back [ɒ]. | ||
*/k kʰ/ = [kʲ kʰʲ] when not followed by /ʟ/ | */k kʰ/ = [kʲ kʰʲ] when not followed by /ʟ/ | ||
*''b d g'' /p t k/ are consistently voiceless. | *''b d g'' /p t k/ are consistently voiceless. | ||
*''ł'' /w/ is purely velar [ɰ]; it can merge with /ʟ/ | *''ł'' /w/ is purely velar [ɰ]; it can merge with /ʟ/ | ||
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*Raising of /a/ before /k/ or /h/ to [eə:]. | *Raising of /a/ before /k/ or /h/ to [eə:]. | ||
*Creaky voice | *Creaky voice | ||
*Initial hm, hn, hñ and m, n, ñ are distinct. | |||
===Cøøvean=== | ===Cøøvean=== | ||
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*/ɛi/ is pronounced [ei] when followed by a consonant and [æi] otherwise. | */ɛi/ is pronounced [ei] when followed by a consonant and [æi] otherwise. | ||
*/sm sn sŋ sʟ sr sp st sk/ are retracted in all positions to [s̺m s̺n s̺ŋ s̺ʁ s̺r s̺p s̺t s̺k~ɧ] (cf. Swiss German) | */sm sn sŋ sʟ sr sp st sk/ are retracted in all positions to [s̺m s̺n s̺ŋ s̺ʁ s̺r s̺p s̺t s̺k~ɧ] (cf. Swiss German) | ||
*Initial hm, hn, hñ and m, n, ñ are distinct. | |||
===Sirahda=== | ===Sirahda=== | ||
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*#/uə, yə, iə/ > [uː, yː, iː] before C | *#/uə, yə, iə/ > [uː, yː, iː] before C | ||
*Front nasal vowels are realized as rhotic nasal vowels: /ẽˁ~ø̃ˁ, ɛ̃ˁ~œ̃ˁ/ are realized as rhotic nasal vowels [ɚ̃, ʌ̃ɚ] or even rhotic oral vowels [ɚ, ʌɚ]. | *Front nasal vowels are realized as rhotic nasal vowels: /ẽˁ~ø̃ˁ, ɛ̃ˁ~œ̃ˁ/ are realized as rhotic nasal vowels [ɚ̃, ʌ̃ɚ] or even rhotic oral vowels [ɚ, ʌɚ]. | ||
*/θ ð/ > [t̪˭ d̪] | */θ ð/ > [t̪˭ d̪] | ||
*Initial hm, hn, hñ and m, n, ñ are distinct. | |||
===Cnollta=== | ===Cnollta=== | ||
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*#/uə/ monophthongizes to [u:]. | *#/uə/ monophthongizes to [u:]. | ||
*#/yə iə/ may also monophthongize by analogy. | *#/yə iə/ may also monophthongize by analogy. | ||
*Initial hm, hn, hñ and m, n, ñ are merged. | |||
===Hedarðøø=== | ===Hedarðøø=== | ||
*There is no linking L. | *There is no linking L. | ||
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*/m n ŋ/ denasalized initially to [b d g] | */m n ŋ/ denasalized initially to [b d g] | ||
*j /j/ is fricativized to [ʝ] | *j /j/ is fricativized to [ʝ] | ||
**Initial hm, hn, hñ and m, n, ñ are merged. | |||
==Other Cualuavian accents== | ==Other Cualuavian accents== | ||