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====Standard Sgewla==== | ====Standard Sgewla==== | ||
The so-called Standard Sgewla accent is the most well-known of the non-lambdic accents. Standard Sgewlan Eevo is based on the middle and upper middle class accent of the capital Alcve after the industrial revolution. It is characterized by having a vowel length distinction instead of nasal vowels. | The so-called Standard Sgewla accent is the most well-known of the non-lambdic accents. Standard Sgewlan Eevo is based on the middle and upper middle class accent of the capital Alcve after the industrial revolution. It is characterized by having a vowel length distinction instead of nasal vowels. Though foreigners often fetishize the accent, Sgewlans view it as extremely posh and use it almost exclusively in formal speeches, theater, and classical singing. | ||
*/ĩ ỹ ũ ẽ ø̃ ə̃ õ ɛ̃ œ̃ ã ɔ̃/ are realized as [eː øː oː ɛː œː o ɔː ɛː œː ɑː ɔː]. | */ĩ ỹ ũ ẽ ø̃ ə̃ õ ɛ̃ œ̃ ã ɔ̃/ are realized as [eː øː oː ɛː œː o ɔː ɛː œː ɑː ɔː]. | ||
*/iə yə uə/ are pronounced [iː yː uː] (in line with Contemporary Alcvean) | */iə yə uə/ are pronounced [iː yː uː] (in line with Contemporary Alcvean) | ||