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|1=Gull Speaker | |1=Gull Speaker | ||
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|label4=''Southern'' | |||
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|label1=''Coastal'' | |||
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|1=Osprey Speaker | |1=Osprey Speaker | ||
|2=Egret Speaker | |2=Egret Speaker | ||
|3=Knife Speaker ''(extinct)'' <sup> ‡</sup>|state3=dashed | |3=Knife Speaker ''(extinct)'' <sup> ‡</sup>|state3=dashed | ||
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|label2=''Insular'' |state2=dashed | |label2=''Insular'' |state2=dashed | ||
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|1=Heron Speaker ''(extinct)'' |state1=dashed | |1=Heron Speaker ''(extinct)'' |state1=dashed | ||
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|label5=''Montaigne'' | |label5=''Montaigne'' | ||
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|1=City Speaker | |1=City Speaker | ||
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<small><sup> ‡</sup>Dr. Tashunka notes, ''"Limited attestation hinders the classification of the Knife Speaker dialect. However, based on what texts we do have, we can determine which branches the Knife Speaker dialect does ''not'' belong to. The presence of Golahat words rules it out as a member of the Northern and Western Branches; the absence of ''-we-'' after application of the ''uyyi min kirim''-test rules it out as a member of the Gullic branch. Dialectal mixing between the Heron Speakers and Stone Speakers is absent, but a few Stone Speaker words crop up in the Knife Speaker texts; this provides evidence that the Knife Speaker dialect should not be considered a member of the Insular Branch. This leaves only two other | <small><sup> ‡</sup>Dr. Tashunka notes, ''"Limited attestation hinders the classification of the Knife Speaker dialect. However, based on what texts we do have, we can determine which branches the Knife Speaker dialect does ''not'' belong to. The presence of Golahat words rules it out as a member of the Northern and Western Branches; the absence of ''-we-'' after application of the ''uyyi min kirim''-test rules it out as a member of the Gullic branch. Dialectal mixing between the Heron Speakers and Stone Speakers is absent, but a few Stone Speaker words crop up in the Knife Speaker texts; this provides evidence that the Knife Speaker dialect should not be considered a member of the Insular Branch. This leaves only two other candidates, the Southeastern and Montaigne groups."'' </small> | ||
=== The Modern Dialects === | === The Modern Dialects === | ||