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The accent fully distinguished orthographic ''ŋ'' and ''l'' (/l/ pronounced as velarized non-vocalized L), a distinction that fell out of use in the 1100s. (Saiŋ considered nasal and pharyngealized vowels to be ugly features.)
The accent fully distinguished orthographic ''ŋ'' and ''l'' (/l/ pronounced as velarized non-vocalized L), a distinction that fell out of use in the 1100s. (Saiŋ considered nasal and pharyngealized vowels to be ugly features.)
[ʔ] was used to resolve vowel hiatuses due to conscious [[Windermere]] influence.


Monophthongs are long in open syllables and short in closed syllables as in Fyxoomian Skellan.
Monophthongs are long in open syllables and short in closed syllables as in Fyxoomian Skellan.