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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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**/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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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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*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]. | ||