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Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, upper class
Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, upper class


High Cøøvean is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; it was largely developed by one man, Llam Saiŋ, as a standard for nom-regional eloquent Skellan and was learnt by upper-class people and actors in Fyxoom and Skella but fell out of use after ___. Today it survives in classical singing and in pop culture, where it is mainly reserved for elevated sci-fi, historical fiction or fantasy characters such as gods, kings or superintelligent beings.
High Cøøvean is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; it was largely developed by one man, Llam Saiŋ, as a standard for non-regional eloquent Skellan and was learnt by upper-class people and actors in Fyxoom and Skella but fell out of use after ___. Today it survives in classical singing and in pop culture, where it is mainly reserved for elevated sci-fi, historical fiction or fantasy characters such as gods, kings or superintelligent beings.


Nnasalasal vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization).
Nnasalasal vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization).