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It is further noted that ⟨ä́⟩ arising from Gothic ⟨ái⟩ — but ''not'' ⟨ä́⟩ from Gothic ⟨a⟩ — is pronounced as [eː] in every dialect other than Standard Niemish, and the Standard pronunciation [ɛː] seems to have originated as a spelling pronunciation. | It is further noted that ⟨ä́⟩ arising from Gothic ⟨ái⟩ — but ''not'' ⟨ä́⟩ from Gothic ⟨a⟩ — is pronounced as [eː] in every dialect other than Standard Niemish, and the Standard pronunciation [ɛː] seems to have originated as a spelling pronunciation. | ||
The realisation of ⟨y⟩ varies considerably by dialect; many, including the Capitoline dialect, simply merge it with ⟨i⟩, making the distinction between ⟨y⟩ and ⟨i⟩ purely a matter of whether or not the preceding consonant is palatalised. Other possible realisations include: | |||
* [ɪ̈] or [ɨ] for the short ⟨y⟩ | |||
* [ɤ, ɯː] | |||
* [ɘ, eː] | |||
The stressed vowels are represented in Niemish orthography thus: | The stressed vowels are represented in Niemish orthography thus: | ||
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A sequence of a hard consonant followed by a front vowel is realised with a velar offglide inserted (or a labiovelar offglide after labial consonants): | A sequence of a hard consonant followed by a front vowel is realised with a velar offglide inserted (or a labiovelar offglide after labial consonants): | ||
*dächs /dɛːxs/ [dɰɛːxs] | *dächs /dɛːxs/ [dɰɛːxs], dialectally [dɰeːxs] | ||
*bärs /bɛɾs/ [bwɛɾs] | *bärs /bɛɾs/ [bwɛɾs], dialectally [bweɾs] | ||
This also holds in dialects where /ə | This also holds in dialects where /ə, ɨː/ have merged with /ɪ, i/ or [ɘ, eː]ː | ||
*kyna /ˈkɨːnɐ/ Standard: [ˈkɨːnɐ], Dialectal: [ˈkɰiːnɐ] | *kyna /ˈkɨːnɐ/ Standard: [ˈkɨːnɐ], Dialectal: [ˈkɰiːnɐ], [ˈkɰeːnɐ] | ||
*ęfynund /ɪ̃ˈfɨːnʊnd/ Standard: [ɪ̃ˈfɨːnʊnd], Dialectal: [ɪ̃ˈfwiːnʊnd] | *ęfynund /ɪ̃ˈfɨːnʊnd/ Standard: [ɪ̃ˈfɨːnʊnd], Dialectal: [ɪ̃ˈfwiːnʊnd], [ɪ̃ˈfweːnʊnd] | ||
Glide insertion is not phonemic and thus not indicated in most IPA transcriptions. | Glide insertion is not phonemic and thus not indicated in most IPA transcriptions. | ||