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====Syllabic ''r, n'' and ''l''==== | ====Syllabic ''r, n'' and ''l''==== | ||
The liquids ''r, n'' and ''l'' occasionally occur as the nucleus of a syllable (i.e. between two consononts or between a consonant and pausa) and become syllabic, e.g. ''zvegrna'' "father-in-law", ''eznga'' "bird-like", ''dazldeja'' "meeting-house". Today these sounds are only pronounced as syllabic /r̩, n̩, l̩/ in higher or more formal registers while in the vernacular ''r'' is pronounced /a/, ''n'' as /ũ/ and ''l'' as /u/. This is sometimes reflected in spelling, i.e. ''zvegana'', ''ezunga'' '' | The liquids ''r, n'' and ''l'' occasionally occur as the nucleus of a syllable (i.e. between two consononts or between a consonant and pausa) and become syllabic, e.g. ''zvegrna'' "father-in-law", ''eznga'' "bird-like", ''dazldeja'' "meeting-house". Today these sounds are only pronounced as syllabic /r̩, n̩, l̩/ in higher or more formal registers while in the vernacular ''r'' is pronounced /a/, ''n'' as /ũ/ and ''l'' as /u/. This is sometimes reflected in spelling, i.e. ''zvegana'', ''ezunga'' ''dazudeja''. | ||
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