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===Tumakan=== | ===Tumakan=== | ||
The Tumakan dialect has a pitch accent system which may be the most complex in Talma: The vowel length distinction has turned into tone; it also uses definite suffixes like Swedish, giving additional tonal distinctions. Tumakan uses an RP-type pronunciation for R-colored vowels: | The Tumakan dialect has a pitch accent system which may be the most complex in Talma: The vowel length distinction has turned into tone; it also uses definite suffixes like Swedish, giving additional tonal distinctions. Tumakan uses an RP-type pronunciation for R-colored vowels: | ||
*or, òr /oː(ɹ)/ | *or, òr, ò /oː(ɹ)/ | ||
*ar, àr, à /ɑː(ɹ)/ | *ar, àr, à /ɑː(ɹ)/ | ||
*er, èr, air, aor /ɜː(ɹ)/ | *er, èr, air, aor /ɜː(ɹ)/ |
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