Verse:Mwtqwlqwj/Qwbmwdqwg: Difference between revisions
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''G'' in contemporary urban Corsican Arabic is turning into [ʔˁ] (cf. Maltese and Egyptian Arabic /ʔ/ for older Arabic ''q''), even affecting Irish loans: ''taNGə'' 'language' and ''Gī́jə'' 'prayer' (from Irish ''guidhe'') are pronounced [ˈt̪ʰænˁʔˁʌ] and [ˈʔˁɪ{{ret}}jjə] by the majority of younger speakers. This is often attributed to immigration from other parts of Irta's Arab world bringing the glottal stop realization for Arabic ''q''. | ''G'' in contemporary urban Corsican Arabic is turning into [ʔˁ] (cf. Maltese and Egyptian Arabic /ʔ/ for older Arabic ''q''), even affecting Irish loans: ''taNGə'' 'language' and ''Gī́jə'' 'prayer' (from Irish ''guidhe'') are pronounced [ˈt̪ʰænˁʔˁʌ] and [ˈʔˁɪ{{ret}}jjə] by the majority of younger speakers. This is often attributed to immigration from other parts of Irta's Arab world bringing the glottal stop realization for Arabic ''q''. | ||
''r'' is often pronounced as Czech ''ř'' or as [ʒ] by younger speakers. | ''r'' is a laminal, often palatalized trill or flap. It is often pronounced as Czech ''ř'' or as [ʒ] by younger speakers. | ||
w = [β̞], [v] before vowels | w = [β̞], [v] before vowels | ||