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*/ə/ could be described as the unstressed allophone of [ɛ] | */ə/ could be described as the unstressed allophone of [ɛ] | ||
*Some speakers are undergoing a vowel shift in long vowels in which /iː/ > [ɛi], /yː/ > [œy], /uː/ > [ɔu], /ɛː/ > [ɪə], /ɔː/ > [ʊə], /ɑː/ > [ɒː] | *Some speakers are undergoing a vowel shift in long vowels in which /iː/ > [ɛi], /yː/ > [œy], /uː/ > [ɔu], /ɛː/ > [ɪə], /ɔː/ > [ʊə], /ɑː/ > [ɒː] | ||
*/g/ is pronounced as [x] or [χ] word initially before back vowels | |||
==Writing System== | ==Writing System== | ||
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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Adjectives precede the noun and agree with gender and plurality. See the differences between: | Adjectives precede the noun and agree with gender and plurality. See the differences between: | ||
*''d’écourt gom'' [d.ekuʁ | *''d’écourt gom'' [d.ekuʁ χɔ̃ˑ] – “the short man” | ||
*''d’écourte quienne'' [d.ekuʁt(ə) kjɛn] – “the short woman” | *''d’écourte quienne'' [d.ekuʁt(ə) kjɛn] – “the short woman” | ||
*''der écourts goms'' [d(ə)ʁ.ekuʁ | *''der écourts goms'' [d(ə)ʁ.ekuʁ χɔ̃ˑ] – “the short men” | ||
*''der écourtes quiennes'' [d(ə)ʁ.ekuʁt(ə) kjɛn] – “the short women” | *''der écourtes quiennes'' [d(ə)ʁ.ekuʁt(ə) kjɛn] – “the short women” | ||
While the plural marker of nouns is always silent, the plural forms of adjectives may occasionally be pronounced in a phenomenon known as ''bendenge'' (aka. ''liaison'' in French) which occurs when preceding a noun beginning with a vowel. In this context, the final (usually mute) consonants of masculine adjectives may also be pronounced: | While the plural marker of nouns is always silent, the plural forms of adjectives may occasionally be pronounced in a phenomenon known as ''bendenge'' (aka. ''liaison'' in French) which occurs when preceding a noun beginning with a vowel. In this context, the final (usually mute) consonants of masculine adjectives may also be pronounced: | ||
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''Je regné.'' [ʒə.ʁəɲe] – It is raining. | ''Je regné.'' [ʒə.ʁəɲe] – It is raining. | ||
''Jenne quienne est grau.'' [ʒɛn.kjɛn.e. | ''Jenne quienne est grau.'' [ʒɛn.kjɛn.e.ɢʁo] – That woman is tall. | ||
''J’est mine meure.'' [ʒe.min.møʁ] – This/that/it is my mother. | ''J’est mine meure.'' [ʒe.min.møʁ] – This/that/it is my mother. | ||