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Sowaár allows the following initial clusters: ''sb sd sj sjh sjy sgy sg'' /sp st sts ʂtʂ ɕtɕ sc sk/. | Sowaár allows the following initial clusters: ''sb sd sj sjh sjy sgy sg'' /sp st sts ʂtʂ ɕtɕ sc sk/. | ||
===Accents=== | |||
Two levels of variation: | |||
There are two varieties of the spoken language, with different vocabulary and grammar: Standard Sowaár and regiolects. | |||
Even when speaking Standard Sowaár (not a regional dialect), one usually keeps a regional accent. Having no regional accent at all is associated with poshness. | |||
===Conservative Amísreg=== | ===Conservative Amísreg=== | ||
In Conservative Amísreg, the vowels '''o oo''' are consistently [o o:], and '''a aa''' are less back [ä ä:]. | In Conservative Amísreg, the vowels '''o oo''' are consistently [o o:], and '''a aa''' are less back [ä ä:]. | ||