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*''zh'' is a retroflex approximant.
*''zh'' is a retroflex approximant.
*There is more syncope.
*There is more syncope.
*Stress accent rather than pitch accent (as in Modern Greek).
==Morphology==
==Morphology==
==Syntax==
==Syntax==

Revision as of 05:24, 17 July 2018

This article describes the colloquial language of Central Sjowaázh eñZóogh, particularly that of the capital.

Phonology

Low Sjowaázh phonology is similar to High Sjowaázh, with a few differences.

  • /sC-/ clusters are not allowed word-initially; they become /C-/.
  • zh is a retroflex approximant.
  • There is more syncope.
  • Stress accent rather than pitch accent (as in Modern Greek).

Morphology

Syntax