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** Middle Moshurian ''ukhalan''<ref>Often mentioned as a possible etymology for the city of Oalan.</ref> → (possibly) Oalan | ** Middle Moshurian ''ukhalan''<ref>Often mentioned as a possible etymology for the city of Oalan.</ref> → (possibly) Oalan | ||
* Initial /u/ is pronounced [o] or [ɔ]. | * Initial /u/ is pronounced [o] or [ɔ]. | ||
** ''uthilikh'' /ˈuð.ilix/ → | ** ''uthilikh'' /ˈuð.ilix/ → [ˈoθ.ilih] | ||
* Final /x/ is pronounced [h] or not at all | * Final /x/ is pronounced [h] or not at all | ||
** ''semikh'' → | ** ''semikh'' → [semih~semy] | ||
* Final unrounded vowels are rounded. | * Final unrounded vowels are rounded. | ||
** ''asti'' /asti/ → | ** ''asti'' /asti/ → [asty] | ||
* Voiced fricatives at the beginning of syllables, unless velar or glottal and the next phone is a vowel, are unvoiced. | * Voiced fricatives at the beginning of syllables, unless velar or glottal and the next phone is a vowel, are unvoiced. | ||
** ''eźir'' /ɛˈʒiɽ/ → '' | ** ''eźir'' /ɛˈʒiɽ/ → [ɛˈʃiɽ] | ||
* Phonemic /ɪ/ can change in multiple ways(though this often depends on region): | |||
** It can merge into /i/, meaning there is no phonological distinction between words like ''poliyar'' [polijaɽ] "miraculous" and ''polëyar'' [polɪjaɽ] "machine" | |||
*** ''polëyar'' [polɪjaɽ] → [polijaɽ] | |||
*** ''nër'' [nɪɽ] → [niɽ] | |||
** It can be realised as [ɨ](mostly rural realisation) | |||
*** ''lëŋomh'' [lɪŋom] → [lɨŋom] | |||
===Loïha dialect=== | ===Loïha dialect=== | ||