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High Cøøvean is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; it was largely codified by one man, Llam Saiŋ, as a standard for international eloquent Skellan and was learnt by upper-class people and actors in Fyxoom and Skella but fell out of use after ___. Today it survives in classical singing and in pop culture, where it is mainly reserved for elevated sci-fi, historical fiction or fantasy characters such as gods, kings or superintelligent beings. | High Cøøvean is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; it was largely codified by one man, Llam Saiŋ, as a standard for international eloquent Skellan and was learnt by upper-class people and actors in Fyxoom and Skella but fell out of use after ___. Today it survives in classical singing and in pop culture, where it is mainly reserved for elevated sci-fi, historical fiction or fantasy characters such as gods, kings or superintelligent beings. | ||
Nasal vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization). | Nasal vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization); Saiŋ considered nasalization to be an ugly feature. | ||
Monophthongs are long in open syllables and short in closed syllables. | Monophthongs are long in open syllables and short in closed syllables. | ||