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# For some speakers, word-final 〈þs〉 may be realized as [t̪s]. | # For some speakers, word-final 〈þs〉 may be realized as [t̪s]. | ||
# For some speakers, medial 〈tl〉 (usually derived from earlier /ll/) may be realized as [dɮ]. | # For some speakers, medial 〈tl〉 (usually derived from earlier /ll/) may be realized as [dɮ]. | ||
# Inexplicably, the letter ''vynia'', while quite regular in and of itself, has a rather irregular Romanization. It is sometimes Romanized quite regularly as ⟨w⟩, but more frequently it is rendered as ⟨v⟩ when initial and ⟨u⟩ when non-initial. Since ⟨v⟩ representing /v/ does not occur word-initially, this is not an issue, but when prefixes get involved, it can sometimes be ambiguous. E.g. vœrčin ‘to render’ → gavœrčin ‘''idem''’. | |||
Stress is indicated in the standard orthography with an acute accent only if: | Stress is indicated in the standard orthography with an acute accent only if: | ||
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For example, ''ferg'''ú'''ne'' ‘mountain’, ''župst'''é'''nǧin'' 'to set upright'; but ''gar'''ǣ'''ts'' ‘correct’ or ''gav'''œ'''rčin'' ‘to handle’. | For example, ''ferg'''ú'''ne'' ‘mountain’, ''župst'''é'''nǧin'' 'to set upright'; but ''gar'''ǣ'''ts'' ‘correct’ or ''gav'''œ'''rčin'' ‘to handle’. | ||
====Ligatures & Liaisons==== | ====Ligatures & Liaisons==== | ||
When two like vowels of equal value come together, the words may form a ligature. This is most common with the articles (''sā'' + ''a-'', ''sō'' + ''u-'', etc.) and particles (e.g ''nī'' + ''i-''). | When two like vowels of equal value come together, the words may form a ligature. This is most common with the articles (''sā'' + ''a-'', ''sō'' + ''u-'', etc.) and particles (e.g ''nī'' + ''i-''). | ||