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*h from Tigol h = /h/; h from Tigol ch = /x/; ħ is consistently /ħ/ | *h from Tigol h = /h/; h from Tigol ch = /x/; ħ is consistently /ħ/ | ||
=== | ===Tùmaka=== | ||
The | The Tùmakan dialect has a pitch accent system which may be the most complex in any Talman language: The vowel length distinction has turned into tone; it also uses definite suffixes which trigger tonal distinctions, giving 3 or 4 tonal distinctions in total. | ||
Tùmakan uses an RP-type pronunciation for R-colored vowels: | |||
*or, òr, ò /oː(ɹ)/ | *or, òr, ò /oː(ɹ)/ | ||
*ar, àr, à /ɑː(ɹ)/ | *ar, àr, à /ɑː(ɹ)/ |
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