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Likewise, the forms ''sìs'', ''sìz'' may be archaically pronounced /sʲɪs, sʲɪz/, but have fallen together as /sʲɪ/ (/sʲɪn/ before a vowel).
Likewise, the forms ''sìs'', ''sìz'' may be archaically pronounced /sʲɪs, sʲɪz/, but have fallen together as /sʲɪ/ (/sʲɪn/ before a vowel).


In very colloquial speech, the vowel may also harmonise with the following word, e.g. ''sì sìlb'' instead of ''sỳ sìlb''; this is stigmatised however.
In very colloquial speech, the vowel may also harmonise with the following word, e.g. ''sì sìlb'' instead of ''sỳn sìlb''; this is stigmatised however.


Predicative forms retain their "full" pronunciations, from ''sýt'' /sɨːt/ to ''sýnę'' /sɨːnʲə̃/.
Predicative forms retain their "full" pronunciations, from ''sýt'' /sɨːt/ to ''sýnę'' /sɨːnʲə̃/.
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