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broad/slender is realized as Arabic emphatic/nonemphatic in broad speech (pun intended); no distinction between fortis and lenis resonants (literally called "broad speech" in Irish) | broad/slender is realized as Arabic emphatic/nonemphatic in broad speech (pun intended); no distinction between fortis and lenis resonants (literally called "broad speech" in Irish) | ||
Schwa is lower than in native Irish accents, often ʌ, ɑ or ɛ | Schwa is lower than in native Irish accents, often ʌ, ɑ or ɛ; post-slender final ə = [æ] in extremely broad accents | ||
broad dh = Arabic Zā' != broad gh = Arabic ghayn in b0road Mallorcan Irish | broad dh = Arabic Zā' != broad gh = Arabic ghayn in b0road Mallorcan Irish |
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