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*rC clusters realized as retros | *rC clusters realized as retros | ||
=== | ===Loðagese accent=== | ||
Hema Vrawm is a city in the | Hema Vrawm is a city in the Loðaga region. | ||
Phonemic vowel length like | Phonemic vowel length like [[Loðagese]] | ||
*/i y ə u e ø o ɛ œ a ɔ/ = [əj əy ʌ~ʊ o e: ø: o: ɛ ʌ~ʊ æ ɑ] | */i y ə u e ø o ɛ œ a ɔ/ = [əj əy ʌ~ʊ o e: ø: o: ɛ ʌ~ʊ æ ɑ] | ||
*/iə yə uə/ = [i: y: u:] | */iə yə uə/ = [i: y: u:] | ||
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Linking R is used for vowels that come from Middle Skellan Vr sequences (unlike in Vornian itself). | Linking R is used for vowels that come from Middle Skellan Vr sequences (unlike in Vornian itself). | ||
Vowels are essentially "non-rhotic | Vowels are essentially "non-rhotic Lleebrand Eevo": | ||
*/a/ is fronted to [æ]; [æjə] before nasals. | */a/ is fronted to [æ]; [æjə] before nasals. | ||
*/ʉ ʉə ɵ/ are unrounded to [ɨ ɨə ɜ]. | */ʉ ʉə ɵ/ are unrounded to [ɨ ɨə ɜ]. | ||
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*Initial hm, hn and hñ are pronounced like m, n and ñ. Some Fyxoomian accents such as the Sirahda and Cøøve accents do not have this merger. | *Initial hm, hn and hñ are pronounced like m, n and ñ. Some Fyxoomian accents such as the Sirahda and Cøøve accents do not have this merger. | ||
*/œ y/ are commonly centralized, closer to [ɞ ʉ]. /œ/ and stressed /ə/ may merge to [ɜ] | */œ y/ are commonly centralized, closer to [ɞ ʉ]. /œ/ and stressed /ə/ may merge to [ɜ] | ||
*/ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [ | */ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [oi ui ɛu ou ʉu aɪ aʉ au iə yə uə] | ||
*epenthesis in /rC/ clusters when C = nasal or /v/. For example, ''arm'' 'to live' is [ˈaɾəm]. | *epenthesis in /rC/ clusters when C = nasal or /v/. For example, ''arm'' 'to live' is [ˈaɾəm]. | ||
*Nasal vowels are also consistently pharyngealized, resulting in mergers. The pharyngealization is stronger before nasals. | *Nasal vowels are also consistently pharyngealized, resulting in mergers. The pharyngealization is stronger before nasals. | ||
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*/k/ is [ʔ] when after a stressed vowel. | */k/ is [ʔ] when after a stressed vowel. | ||
Fyxoomian Skellan uses a version of the Scottish vowel length rule: | |||
* / | * /ə ɛ œ a ɔ/ are usually short. | ||
* /i y u | * /i y u ai ui au ɛu iu iə yə uə/ and other diphthongs are usually long in the following environments and short elsewhere: | ||
** In stressed syllables before voiced fricatives /v ð z ʒ/, and also before /r/. | ** In stressed syllables before voiced fricatives /v ð z ʒ/, and also before /r/. | ||
** In open syllables. | ** In open syllables. | ||
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**/ɛɪ œy ɔu/ in short environments are realized as [eiˑ øyˑ ouˑ]. | **/ɛɪ œy ɔu/ in short environments are realized as [eiˑ øyˑ ouˑ]. | ||
=== | ===Lleebrand=== | ||
General Fyxoomian is currently shifting to a more | General Fyxoomian is currently shifting to a more Lleebrand-like accent. | ||
Like General Fyxoomian except: | Like General Fyxoomian except: | ||
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*/œ/ and stressed /ə/ merge to [ɜ] | */œ/ and stressed /ə/ merge to [ɜ] | ||
*/ɔ/ is raised to [oə]. | */ɔ/ is raised to [oə]. | ||
*/ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [ae oe ao æː iu əi əɨ əu iə ɨə uə] | */ai oi ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [ae oe ui ao æː iu əi əɨ əu iə ɨə uə] | ||
*Extreme raising of /a/ before /k/ or /h/ to [ɛə~eə]. | *Extreme raising of /a/ before /k/ or /h/ to [ɛə~eə]. | ||
**For example, ''glah'' 'will' is pronounced [kʀɛəh~kʀeəh]. | **For example, ''glah'' 'will' is pronounced [kʀɛəh~kʀeəh]. | ||
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Stereotypes: pretentious; trying too hard to be literary or artsy; a certain type of liberal person known as ''łyleeneþwñ''. | Stereotypes: pretentious; trying too hard to be literary or artsy; a certain type of liberal person known as ''łyleeneþwñ''. | ||
A Fyxoomian "hipster" sociolect based on the | A Fyxoomian "hipster" sociolect based on the Lleebrand accent but incorporating deliberate archaisms and Skellanisms. | ||
*/ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [aiː wiː auː euː juː əiː əɨː ouː jəː ɨəː wəː] | */ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [aiː wiː auː euː juː əiː əɨː ouː jəː ɨəː wəː] | ||
*/œ/-/ə/ merger: the merged /ə~œ/ is very low and back [ɒ]. | */œ/-/ə/ merger: the merged /ə~œ/ is very low and back [ɒ]. | ||
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===Cnollta=== | ===Cnollta=== | ||
Spoken in the Cnollta region in Fyxoom | Spoken in the Cnollta region in Fyxoom. | ||
Similar to General Fyxoomian, but: | Similar to General Fyxoomian, but: | ||
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*j /j/ is fricativized to [ʝ] | *j /j/ is fricativized to [ʝ] | ||
**Initial hm, hn, hñ and m, n, ñ are merged. | **Initial hm, hn, hñ and m, n, ñ are merged. | ||
=== Pida Skellan === | |||
A register of Skellan with Tigol and Windermere words with Skellan pronunciation literally all over the place, as well as calques of Classical Windermere phrases and occasionally Classical Windermere syntax. Common in the Mărotłist community | |||
==Other Cualuavian accents== | ==Other Cualuavian accents== | ||
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*Unstressed /ə̃/ and /ɔ/ are realized as [o] | *Unstressed /ə̃/ and /ɔ/ are realized as [o] | ||
*/ui/ = [oi] | */ui/ = [oi] | ||
== Bjeheondian == | |||
r sounds like ɹ/ɻ/ɽ, rr sounds like ɾ | |||
-r and -yr are rhotic vowels; tr and dr sound like Hmong rh and r | |||
sounds like an Albanian accent in Eevo | |||
-e in demonstratives randomly changes to /i/ | |||
A brew emb pyduþ lleg, twm ñe emb xaðjon ñe taw pyduþ lleg sa, llysáin emb deljað e taw pyduþ lleg sa. | |||
Broad Bjeheondian: /ə pɽɛu̯ ɛm pʰəd̪yθ xɛʔ͡k tʰum ŋi ɛm ʃäðjɔŋ ŋi tʰɐu pʰəd̪yθ xɛʔk sä xəsɐin ɛm tɛːjəð i tʰɐu pʰəd̪yθ xɛʔk sä/ | |||
==Early Modern Skellan== | ==Early Modern Skellan== | ||
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===Windermere=== | ===Windermere=== | ||
[[Windermere]] accents are relatively weak as foreign accents of Eevo go. Most accent features come from the fact that Skellan makes some contrasts not found in Windermere: | [[Windermere]] accents are relatively weak as foreign accents of Eevo go. Most accent features come from the fact that Skellan makes some contrasts not found in Windermere: | ||
*Windermere speakers may have difficulty with some vowels, especially /œ ø~ | *Windermere speakers may have difficulty with some vowels, especially /œ ø~ay/, stressed /ə/, diphthongs in closed syllables, and long vowels in some accents of Skellan. | ||
*Voiced fricatives /v ð/ may be confused with /f θ/. | *Voiced fricatives /v ð/ may be confused with /f θ/. | ||
*/ç/ may be confused with /ʃ/ or /χ/. | */ç/ may be confused with /ʃ/ or /χ/. | ||
*/z/ may be confused with /s/. | */z/ may be confused with /s/. | ||
*/hm hn hŋ χ r̥/ may be pronounced [xm xn xŋ | */hm hn hŋ χ r̥/ may be pronounced [xm xn xŋ x th~š]. | ||
*Difficulty with final /h/, which may be confused with final /χ/. | *Difficulty with final /h/, which may be confused with final /χ/. | ||
* Difficulty with Eevo liquids. | |||
Talman Windermere speakers may use a non-nasal accent; Bjeheondian Windermere speakers may always pronounce ''ñ'' and ''l'' as written, as in archaic or Eetøøm Skellan. | Talman Windermere speakers may use a non-nasal accent; Bjeheondian Windermere speakers may always pronounce ''ñ'' and ''l'' as written, as in archaic or Eetøøm Skellan. | ||
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**/z/~/s/ confusion | **/z/~/s/ confusion | ||
**/ç/ may be pronounced like Sowaár /ɕ/. | **/ç/ may be pronounced like Sowaár /ɕ/. | ||
*Difficulty with | *Difficulty with /ʟ/; /ʟ/ may be confused with /χ/. | ||
*/r/ may be pronounced [ɻ] or [ɭ]. | */r/ may be pronounced [ɻ] or [ɭ]. | ||
*/ʃ tʃ/ may be pronounced as [ʂ tʂ~ʈ] or [ɕ tɕ]. | */ʃ tʃ/ may be pronounced as [ʂ tʂ~ʈ] or [ɕ tɕ]. | ||
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*Difficulty with final /h/. | *Difficulty with final /h/. | ||
*Difficulty with many Skellan vowels as Clofabosin has only /a e i o u/. Difficulty with vowel reduction. | *Difficulty with many Skellan vowels as Clofabosin has only /a e i o u/. Difficulty with vowel reduction. | ||
===Dodellian=== | |||
===Shalian=== | |||
Vowels: | |||
*[ɪ], [eː] or [ɛɪ] for /e~ɛi/ | |||
*[ɛː] for /ɛ/ | |||
*[æ] for /a/ | |||
*[oː] for /ɔ/ | |||
*[ʊ], [oː] or [əʊ~əʏ~ɛʊ] for /ɛu/ and perhaps /o~ɔu/ (depending on accent learnt) | |||
Consonants: | |||
*Trouble with voiced fricatives /v ð z ʒ/, replaced with [f θ s ʃ]. | |||
*/r/ may be replaced with [ɹ]. Difficulty with /r/ not before a vowel, which may not be pronounced at all. | |||
*/ʟ/ may be replaced with [ʕ]. | |||
*Unaspirated stops /p t k/ may be voiced [b d g] even word-initially. | |||
*/ç/ may be replaced with [x] or [sʲ~ɕ]. | |||
*/χ/ may be replaced with [ħ] or [x]. | |||
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