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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
*''th''~''ts'' merger like Hanoi Vietnamese | *''th''~''ts'' merger like Hanoi Vietnamese | ||
*Cr clusters = /Cj/ in Modern Tseezh, while it was /Cr/ in Classical Tseezh. | *Different pronunciations of Classical ''r'': | ||
*Syllable-final ''r'' = [ʃ] | **Cr clusters = /Cj/ in Modern Tseezh, while it was /Cr/ in Classical Tseezh. | ||
**Syllable-final ''r'' = [ʃ] | |||
**Otherwise ''r'' = [r] | |||
*''ð'' is pronounced [ɣ] in conservative accents. Usually it disappears and causes compensatory lengthening of the previous vowel. | *''ð'' is pronounced [ɣ] in conservative accents. Usually it disappears and causes compensatory lengthening of the previous vowel. | ||
*Unstressed nasal vowels > syllabic nasals: oozhad > nzhad | *Unstressed nasal vowels > syllabic nasals: oozhad > nzhad | ||