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==== Dialects ==== | |||
Due to centuries of separation, the culture of Tevrén between the north and the south form a stark contrast. This contrast is noticeable in many everyday aspects of life, including the way people speak. Southern dialects of Aeranir are considered to be 'softer' and 'more breathy' then harsher northern varieties. In addition, the language of the Court at Combrienes shows some novel innovation, merging [[w:Voice (phonetics)|voiced and voiceless]] [[w:Sibilant|sibilants]]. The following chart breaks down some of the key differences; | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:autmargin:auto;" | |||
|+caption | Differences between northern and southern pronunciation | |||
|- | |||
! Letter | |||
! Northern | |||
! Southern | |||
! Court | |||
! Example | |||
! rowspan="5" | | |||
! Letter | |||
! Northern | |||
! Southern | |||
! Court | |||
! Example | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
! ç | |||
| {{IPA-all|s̻|}} | |||
| {{IPA-all|θ|}} | |||
| rowspan="2" | {{IPA-all|s̻|}} | |||
| ''çeña'' ('love') | |||
! ļ, ļļ* | |||
| {{IPA-all|ɬ|}} | |||
| {{IPA-all|ɕ|}} | |||
| rowspan="2" | {{IPA-all|ɬ|}} | |||
| ''ļana'' ('flower') | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
! z | |||
| {{IPA-all|z̻|}} | |||
| {{IPA-all|ð|}} | |||
| ''colezos'' ('counties') | |||
! ļ** | |||
| {{IPA-all|ɮ|}} | |||
| {{IPA-all|ʑ|}} | |||
| ''veļa'' ('life') | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
! s, ss* | |||
| {{IPA-all|s̺|}} | |||
| {{IPA-all|s|}} | |||
| rowspan="2" | {{IPA-all|s̺|}} | |||
| ''suel'' ('sky') | |||
! x | |||
| {{IPA-all|ʃ|}} | |||
| {{IPA-all|h|}} | |||
| rowspan="2" | {{IPA-all|ʃ|}} | |||
| ''Moxa'' (a name) | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |||
! s** | |||
| {{IPA-all|z̺|}} | |||
| {{IPA-all|z|}} | |||
| ''hormesos'' ('salves') | |||
! j | |||
| {{IPA-all|ʒ|}} | |||
| {{IPA-all|ɦ|}} | |||
| ''oveja'' ('talk') | |||
|} | |} | ||