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The dialects of [[Dyimkumt]] come in many different forms, here are the major differences.
==Dialects==
The top eight dialects will be referred to:
#The Cyangeuhen dialect
#Solri Tribe dialects*
#The Gupan dialect
#The Southern Islands dialects*
#Hebertan Tribe dialects*
#The Hengyin dialect
#The Western Cyangeuhen dialect
#The Unkisa dialect
<br><nowiki>*</nowiki>: The tribe and island dialects are a collection of very similar dialects from one region. The differences usually are desided by the one that occurs most in the dialects.
==Apostrophe==
===Sound===
One major difference is the sound that apostrophes make:
*Inverting the aspiration of the constant after it(t>tʰ('t), ɕʰ>ɕ('c))
**Cyangeuhen
**Gupan
**Western Cyangeuhen
**Hebertan<sup>1</sup>
*Pronouncing a gottal stop(ʔ)
**Solri
**Hebertan<sup>1</sup>
**Hengyin
*Pronouncing a bilabial click(ʘ)
**Unkisa
*If a nasal constant is behind the apostrophe, "invert" the g when speaking, (n > ng, m > mg, ng > n, and mg > m) if a vowel is behind it, speak like there is a "y" before it. (va'pe would be pronounced vya pe)
**Southern Islands

#The Hebertan Tribe dialects both inverting the aspiration of the constant after the apostrophe, ''and'' pronounces a gottal stop.

===Before or Between Tense Identifiers===
Another big difference between dialects is if you put an apostrophe before every tense('va'pe've) or between each tense. (va'pe've)

*Before
**Cyangeuhen
**Gupan
**Hengyin
**Southern Islands
*Between
**Western Cyangeuhen
**Solri
**Hebertan
*After
**Unkisa

==Phonetics==
===Constants===
===Vowels===