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All consonants are long, compared to English and other Sowaár dialects: with plain stops the hold is longer, with aspirated stops the aspiration is longer, and with affricates the frication is longer. The voice onset time of the aspirated and ejective stops is twice as long as that found in most other languages. | All consonants in Amísreg are long, compared to English and other Sowaár dialects: with plain stops the hold is longer, with aspirated stops the aspiration is longer, and with affricates the frication is longer. The voice onset time of the aspirated and ejective stops is twice as long as that found in most other languages. | ||
Amísreg retroflexes are subapical, unlike retroflexes in other accents. (Native speakers describe subapical retroflexes as deep and dignified.) | Amísreg retroflexes are subapical, unlike retroflexes in other accents. (Native speakers describe subapical retroflexes as deep and dignified.) | ||