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See [[Sowaár#Phonology|main article]].
See [[Sowaár#Phonology|main article]].
==Conservative Amísreg==
==Conservative Amísreg==
Every consonant is articulated in Conservative Amísreg, without any deletion processes.
Every sound is articulated as written in Conservative Amísreg, without any deletion processes.


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

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Modern Amísreg

See main article.

Conservative Amísreg

Every sound is articulated as written 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.

Jikhoó'ii

Hosne'éh

dlr > gl (velar lateral)

No tones