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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 | *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] | ||
== | ==Fyxoomian accents== | ||
===General | ===General Fyxoomian Skellan=== | ||
This is the ''de facto'' standard accent of [[Verse:Tricin/ | 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 | 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 | 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 | Spoken in the Cnollta region in Fyxoom, this accent is often perceived as backwards and boorish. | ||
Similar to General | 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. | ||