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Iyyūmi (Salmon Speaker suburb in NCR, approx 60%) | Iyyūmi (Salmon Speaker suburb in NCR, approx 60%) | ||
| Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' preserved; | | Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' preserved; | ||
Preponderance of fossilized suffix ''-bat'' and allomorphs ''-mbat'', ''-umbat'' | |||
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! Wolf Speaker | ! Wolf Speaker | ||
| Ešked,Attum Attar, Tayyagur, Rakwar, Tabuk Prefectures | | Ešked,Attum Attar, Tayyagur, Rakwar, Tabuk Prefectures | ||
| Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' preserved; | | Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' preserved; | ||
Preponderance of fossilized suffix ''-bat'' and allomorphs ''-mbat'', ''-umbat'' | |||
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! Dog Speaker | ! Dog Speaker | ||
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| Kissamut, Tur'akkam, Senzil, Rēgum Prefectures; <br/> | | Kissamut, Tur'akkam, Senzil, Rēgum Prefectures; <br/> | ||
Bayburim, Taliwāz, Urgabal, Tantanay, Nuwway, Kitamta, Antuwe, Sašlar (South Coast Colonies) | Bayburim, Taliwāz, Urgabal, Tantanay, Nuwway, Kitamta, Antuwe, Sašlar (South Coast Colonies) | ||
| Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' realized as ''-we'', ''-ia''; | | Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' realized as ''-we'', ''-ia''; | ||
Palatization Test is inconclusive due to dialectal mixing with their Dog and Salmon Speaker neighbors: some Gull Speaker words fail the test, while others pass | |||
Palatization Test is inconclusive due to dialectal mixing with their Dog and Salmon Speaker neighbors: some Gull Speaker words fail the test, while others pass; | |||
Past Tense ''-ar-'' and Imperfect Aspect ''-ab-'' affixes merge to the Past Imperfect Tense-Aspect marker ''-arb-''/''-rb-''; | |||
Nominalizer ''-ru'' for deriving locative nouns from verb stems developed (or was adopted from a substrate language) - this suffix is found in no other dialect; | |||
Contains several Korean loanwords or calqued Korean terms due to extensive trade contacts with the Kingdom of Koguryeo | |||
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! Osprey Speaker | ! Osprey Speaker | ||
| Uyyuš, Arinak, Naggiriyan, Nāz, Dayyat, Urria Prefectures | | Uyyuš, Arinak, Naggiriyan, Nāz, Dayyat, Urria Prefectures | ||
| Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' realized as ''-ia'' | | Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' realized as ''-ia''; | ||
Past Tense ''-ar-'' and Imperfect Aspect ''-ab-'' affixes merge to the Past Imperfect Tense-Aspect marker ''-arb-''/''-rb-''; | |||
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! Egret Speaker | ! Egret Speaker | ||
| Nentie, Isku Prefectures | | Nentie, Isku Prefectures | ||
| Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' realized as ''-ia/-ie'' | | Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' realized as ''-ia/-ie''; | ||
Past Tense ''-ar-'' and Imperfect Aspect ''-ab-'' affixes merge to the Past Imperfect Tense-Aspect marker ''-arb-''/''-rb-''; | |||
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! Stone Speaker | ! Stone Speaker | ||
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Development of allophone [o] from /u/ in CVCC syllables or in word-final position; | Development of allophone [o] from /u/ in CVCC syllables or in word-final position; | ||
Replacement of /a:wa/ by /o/ | Replacement of /a:wa/ by /o/; | ||
Word-initial /s/ becomes either /h/ or /Ø/; | |||
Large inventory of non-Minhast loanwords from Peshpeg, Golahat, and Corradi (approx. 20% of the lexicon); the average number of loanwords in the other Lower Minhast dialects range from 3% to 5% | Large inventory of non-Minhast loanwords from Peshpeg, Golahat, and Corradi (approx. 20% of the lexicon); the average number of loanwords in the other Lower Minhast dialects range from 3% to 5% | ||