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| ==Phonology== | | ==Phonology== |
| ===Consonants=== | | ===Consonants=== |
| ====Classical====
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| m n ng /ŋ/ | | m n ng /ŋ/ |
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| b d g = [p t k] word-finally. | | b d g = [p t k] word-finally. |
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| ====Modern====
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| *Czh clusters = /Cj/ in Modern Tseezh, while it was /Cr/ in Classical Tseezh.
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| *Syllable-final zh = [ʃ] in Modern Tseezh.
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| *Otherwise zh = [r] in Modern Tseezh.
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| *dh is pronounced [ɣ] in conservative accents. Usually it disappears and causes compensatory lengthening of the previous vowel.
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| *Unstressed nasal vowels > syllabic nasals: oozhad > nzhad
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| ===Vowels=== | | ===Vowels=== |