Dialects of Rokadong: Difference between revisions

Dialects with this sound change are characterized by removing the vowel of the sequence /CVCV/ for at least one consonant. This usually requires that the two consonants differ in only voicing, though the second consonant has to be voiceless if they do differ in voicing - that is, ''{{term|ruvafukar}}'' will simplify from /ˌɾuvafuˈkaɾ/ to /ˈɾufːukaɾ/, but ''{{nakagara}}'' does not simplify from /ˈnakagaɾa/. Generally, the two vowels have to also be the same, though /a/ from or pronounced like historic /ə/ can also be the first vowel, as seen in the ''ruvafukar'' example. Note that generally this cluster is not reduced at the beginning of a word, though in some dialects the first V is instead epenthesized with the first C. Either way, the result is a geminate consonant /(V)CːV/.