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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:].


The liquid '''r''' may be pronounced as a trill, [r] or [ɽr] in addition to retroflex fricative, approximant or lateral approximant realizations.
The liquid '''r''' may be pronounced as a flap or 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.
Conservative Amísreg retains the Classical Sowaár 3-tone system in a simplified form, which moderners perceive as affected.
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*Retro laterals merge with their dental lateral counterparts.
*Retro laterals merge with their dental lateral counterparts.
*There is more syncope.
*There is more syncope.
*Deletion processes give rise to overlong vowels.
*Stress accent rather than pitch accent.
*Stress accent rather than pitch accent (as in Modern Greek).
*'''h ' ''' are dropped intervocalically.
*'''h ' ''' are dropped intervocalically.
**Deletion processes give rise to overlong vowels.


==Camánreh ==
==Camánreh ==
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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''.
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==
==Jikhoó'ii==
*Lateral series: Basque z-series
*Retro series: Basque s-series
*Palatal series: Basque x-series
*Retro lateral series: velars
*Velar series: uvulars
==Hosne'éh==
==Hosne'éh==
dlr > gl (velar lateral)
dlr > gl (velar lateral)


No tones
No tones
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