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'''Zarḍenlaṇḍs''' /ˈzaʀɖəlaɳʈs/ (Thedish: ''Sardenlandьsk'') is a Thedic language spoken in Lõis's Sardinia and Corsica. It is closely related to [[Thedish]].
'''Zarḍenlaṇḍs''' /ˈzaʀɖəlaɳʈs/ (Thedish: ''Sardenlandьsk'') is a minority Dutch dialect spoken in Lõis's Sardinia and Corsica.


It is largely based on Dutch and Afrikaans but it has retroflexes, from the following sound changes:  
It preserves the distinction between Old Dutch ''th'' and ''d'' unlike Standard Dutch; influence of other languages in the Sardinian sprachbund turned these into ''d'' and retroflex ''ḍ''. but it has retroflexes, from the following sound changes:  
*Old Thedish þ > d and Old Thedish d > ɖ
*Old Thedish þ > d and Old Thedish d > ɖ
*Old Thedish ft, cht > ṭṭ
*Old Thedish ft, cht > ṭṭ
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*muizik = music (Dutch ''muziek'')
*muizik = music (Dutch ''muziek'')
*amaḍel = almond (Dutch ''amandel'')
*amaḍel = almond (Dutch ''amandel'')
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
As in Standard Dutch, but with the addition of '''ṭ ḍ ṇ ḷ''' /ʈ ɖ ɳ ɭ/. /s z/ have allophones [ʂ ʐ] around retroflexes. [ʀ] is preferred for /r/.
As in Standard Dutch, but with the addition of '''ṭ ḍ ṇ ḷ''' /ʈ ɖ ɳ ɭ/. /s z/ have allophones [ʂ ʐ] around retroflexes. [ʀ] is preferred for /r/.
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