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*/sj, tsj/ become /ʃ tʃ/ in standard Skellan: ''Slysjon'' /ˈsχəʃɔn/ 'April'.
*/sj, tsj/ become /ʃ tʃ/ in standard Skellan: ''Slysjon'' /ˈsχəʃɔn/ 'April'.
**In addition, ''zj dzj'' [ʒ tʃ˭] is used in loanwords.
**In addition, ''zj dzj'' [ʒ tʃ˭] is used in loanwords.
*/ʟj/ is reduced to /j/ among younger speakers: e.g. ''çaljad'' 'window' /çaʟjət/ is pronounced [çajət], [çaːjət], or [çãjət].
*/ʟj/ is reduced to /j/ among younger speakers: e.g. ''çaljad'' 'window' /çaʟjət/ is pronounced [çajət], [çaːjət], or [çãjət]. It is sometimes viewed as a separate phoneme /j̃/.


===Vowels (''motynyrłáj'')===
===Vowels (''motynyrłáj'')===