Suwáá/Accents

Modern Amísreg

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Conservative Amísreg

Every consonant is articulated in Conservative Amísreg, without any deletion processes.

The vowels o oo are consistently [o o:], and a aa are less back [ä ä:].

The liquid r may be pronounced as a trill, [r] or [ɽr] in addition to retroflex fricative, approximant or lateral approximant realizations.

Conservative Amísreg retains the Classical Sowaár 3-tone system in a simplified form, which moderners perceive as affected.

• Classical Sowaár: á, a, à, áa, aà, aá, aa
• Conservative Amísreg: á, a, à, áa, aá, aa
• Modern Amísreg: á, a, áa, aá, aa

New Urban

The phonology is based on Amísreg, with a few differences.

• Plain unaspirated consonants become fully voiced.
• The difference between the retroflex dr-series and the palatal j-series is retained; however dr tr tr' are apico-postalveolar plosives as in Hindi, or laminal affricates [d͡ʐ t͡ʂ t͡ʂ'], not subapical plosives as in Amísreg.
• dlr tlr tlr' łr become velar laterals gl kl kl' khl.
• nr r are much less retroflex than in High Sowaár.
• p may be pronounced [f].
• w may be pronounced [v] or [ʋ].
• Stress accent rather than pitch accent (as in Modern Greek).

'Onáp'aam

• nr dr tr tr' sr = ny j c c' x = [ɲ t͡ɕ t͡ɕʰ t͡ɕʼ ɕ]
• r = [z]
• w = [v]
• Retro laterals merge with their dental lateral counterparts.
• There is more syncope.
• Overlong vowels appear.
• Stress accent rather than pitch accent (as in Modern Greek).

Camánreh

Consonants

dlr tlr tlr' łr ~ velar laterals

Vowels

In addition to the usual Sowaár 4 vowel system a aa e ee i ii u uu (u uu are fronted /ü ü:/), Camánreh Sowaár also has rhotic vowels, written ą ąą ę ęę į įį ų ųų.

Hosne'éh

dlr > gl (velar lateral)

No tones