Verse:Mwail/Ryooteq: Difference between revisions
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'''p'''' only appears in loans. | '''p'''' only appears in loans. | ||
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===Pitch accent=== | ===Pitch accent=== | ||
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Other Sjowaázh lects have different tonal systems or none. For example, the Cyamányeh lect has no tone. | Other Sjowaázh lects have different tonal systems or none. For example, the Cyamányeh lect has no tone. | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
Sjowaázh allows the following initial clusters: ''sb sd sj sjh sjy sgy sg'' /sˑp sˑt sˑts ʂˑtʂ ɕˑtɕ sˑc sˑk/. | Sjowaázh allows the following initial clusters: ''sb sd sj sjh sjy sgy sg'' /sˑp sˑt sˑts ʂˑtʂ ɕˑtɕ sˑc sˑk/. | ||
===Conservative High Sjowaázh phonology=== | |||
In Conservative High Sjowaázh, the '''g'''-series is realized as postvelar, and the '''gy'''-series is realized as prevelar. Also, '''o oo''' are [o o:] and '''a aa''' are less back [ä ä:] unless adjacent to '''g'''-series consonants. | |||
Conservative Modern High Sjowaázh retains vestiges of the Classical Sjowaázh 3-tone system in its intonation, thus Conservative High Sjowaázh is often said to be more melodic than Modern High Sjowaázh. | |||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||