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[[Sowaár]] speakers have a very noticeable accent. | [[Sowaár]] speakers have a very noticeable accent. | ||
*Difficulty with vowel qualities, diphthongs, and nasal vowels, as Sowaár has only 4 vowel qualities and no diphthongs or nasal vowels. | *Difficulty with vowel qualities, diphthongs, and nasal vowels, as Sowaár has only 4 vowel qualities and no diphthongs or nasal vowels. | ||
*Difficulty with vowel reduction. | |||
*Difficulty with voiceless resonants (especially when learning Skellan Eevo). | *Difficulty with voiceless resonants (especially when learning Skellan Eevo). | ||
*Possible difficulty with affricates /ts tʃ/. Both may be pronounced [ts] or they may be pronounced [tɕ tʂ] or [ts tʂ], depending on the speaker's native Sowaár variety. (The posh variety High Sowaár has only one affricate /tɕ/; other dialects may differ.) | *Possible difficulty with affricates /ts tʃ/. Both may be pronounced [ts] or they may be pronounced [tɕ tʂ] or [ts tʂ], depending on the speaker's native Sowaár variety. (The posh variety High Sowaár has only one affricate /tɕ/; other dialects may differ.) | ||