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 ==Accents==
+Almost the same as our English accents; RP shouldn't exist
+===Welvington===
+Aoife's native accent
+The city name is pronounced "Wungton" [wʌŋʔn̩] by locals; it's nicknamed the "Womb of the Nation [Federation]"
+====Vocabulary====
+Stereotypical Boston words like "wicked" and "pissa"
+====Phonology====
+Philly + Boston; should inspire Shalaian and Netagin. It is meant to be RP in ways that the Pacific accent is not. Intonation is similar to American.
+*MOUTH is monophthongized to [ɶ̝ː], sometimes with a MOUTH-START merger to /aː~æː/.
+*-ing becomes -in' in casual speech; th-stopping to [t̪] and [d̪]
+*(Ph) Philly L (/l/ becomes a pharyngealized nasalized uvular approximant)
+*(~Ph, ~RP) Philly-style reinforcement before voiceless consonants; i.e. generalized Canadain-raising-esque effects
+**When the consonant is voiceless, the nucleus is shortened consonant is lengthened: ''face'' [fɪjsˑ]
+**Otherwise this does not happen: ''fame'' [fɛˑɪm]
+*(B, RP) non-rhotic
+*(Ph, B, RP) Few or no mergers before prevocalic /r/
+*(Ph, ~B, ~RP) Philly short-A system; lax A = [æ], tense A = [eə~ɛə]
+*(Ph, RP) GOAT = [əʊ]; GOOSE = [üw]
+*(~Ph, ~RP) LOT = [ɑ], THOUGHT = NORTH = FORCE = POOR = [oə~ɔə]
+*(B, ~RP) START = [ä]
+*SQUARE (= tense A) = [eə~ɛə]
+*NEAR = [iə~ɪə]
+*NURSE = [əː]
+*wine-whine distinction is optional
+*A 3-way distinction of Mary [meəɹi], merry [mɛɹi~mɤɹi], marry [mæɹi], unlike Pacific English
+*hurry [hɤɹi], furry [fəːɹi]
+*orange [ɑɹɪndʒ]
+*mirror [mɪɹə(ɹ)] != nearer [niəɹə(ɹ)]
+*/iːg/ > /ɪg/, /eɪg/ > /ɛg/ in many words
+*/θ ð/ are commonly [t̪ d̪].
+*"aunt" and "can't" use /a:/.
+*wine-whine merger absent
+*CLOTH = LOT, not THOUGHT
+====Sample (Broad Welvington)====
+oəʟ hjüwmən bɪjɪnz ə boən fɹɪj ən iʝkˑwəʟ ɪn dɪgnɪɾɪj ən ɹʌɪʔˑs. d̪eɪ əɹ ɪndœːd wɪd ɹɪjzn ən kɒnʃns, ən ʃəd ækt toədz wɤn ənɤd̪əɹ ɪn ə spɪɹɪɾ əv bɾɤd̪əhəd.
+pliʝˑs koəʟ stɛʟə. eəsk ə ɾə bɹɪŋ d̪is t̪ɪŋz wɪd̪ ə fɹəm d̪ə stoə. sɪks spüwnz əf fɹɛʃˑ snəʊ pɪjz, fɑɪf t̪ɪkˑ sʟæbz əv blüw tʃɪjz, ən mɛɪbɪj ə snæk fəɹ ə bɹʌðə bɑˑb. wɪj oəʟsə nɪjɾ ə smoəʟ pʟæstɪk snɪjkˑ ən ə bɪg toɪ fɹoəg fə d̪ə kɪdz. ʃi kən sküwpˑ d̪is t̪ɪŋz ɪɾ̃ə t̪ɾɪj ɹɛd bægz, ən wiʟ gə miʝɾ ə wɛnsdɛɪ æʔ t̪ə tɹɛɪn stɪjʃˑən.
+====Sample (Cultivated Welvington)====
+oːɫ hjüwmən bɪjɪŋz ə boːn fɹɪj ən iʝkˑwəl ɪn dɪgnɪɾɪj ən ɹɑɪʔˑs. ðeɪ əɹ ɪndæʊd wɪð ɹɪjzn ən kɒnʃns, ən ʃəd æk toːdz wɜn ənɜðəɹ ɪn ə spɪɹɪɾ əv bɾɜðəhəd.
+plɪjs koːʟ stɛlə. ask ə ɾə bɹɪŋ ðɪjs θɪŋz wɪð ə fɹəm ðə stoː. sɪks spüwnz əf fɹɛʃˑ snəʊ pɪjz, fɑɪf θɪkˑ slæbz əv blüw tʃɪjz, ən mɛɪbɪj ə snæk fəɹ ə bɹʌðə bɒb. wɪj oːɫsə nɪjɾ ə smoːɫ plæstɪk snɪjkˑ ən ə bɪg toɪ fɹɒg fə ðə kɪdz. ʃi kən sküwp ðɪjs θɪŋz ɪɾ̃ə θɾɪj ɹɛd bɛɪgz, ən wiʟ gə miʝɾ ə wɛnsdɛɪ æʔ θə tɹɛɪn stɪjʃˑən.
-Almost the same as our English accents; RP shouldn't exist?
 [[Category:Azalic languages]]