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The vowels ''i ii į įį'' are centralized after retroflex consonants; ''u uu ų ųų'' are fronted after palatal consonants. | The vowels ''i ii į įį'' are centralized after retroflex consonants; ''u uu ų ųų'' are fronted after palatal consonants. | ||
== Dialects == | |||
Different nonstandard dialects shift the sibilant system in different ways: | |||
* merging ''sh zh jh ch ch' '' with ''s z j c c' '' (cf. Polish ''mazurzenie'') | |||
* merging ''sh zh jh ch ch' '' with ''sy zy jy cy cy' '' (cf. Polish ''jabłonkowanie'') | |||
* merging ''sy zy jy cy cy' '' with ''s z j c c' '' (cf. Polish ''kaszubienie'') | |||
* shifting ''sh zh jh ch ch' '' into velars /x ɣ kx kxʰ kxʼ/ or uvulars /χ ʁ qχ qχʰ qχʼ/ | |||
== Grammar == | == Grammar == | ||