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==Dialects== | ==Dialects== | ||
===Sinat’ dialects=== | ===Sinat’ dialects=== | ||
Though Sinat’ is the region with the largest amount of Sinatolean speakers, most Sinat’ dialects actually | Though Sinat’ is the region with the largest amount of Sinatolean speakers, most Sinat’ dialects actually differ quite a lot from the standard, as well as most other dialects. | ||
* Initial long vowels are often shortened or pre-glottalised, sometimes both. For example, the word ''[[Contionary:īagene|īagene]]'', "spontaneous", would be pronounced [ʔjaɟeɲe] instead of [iːaɟeɲe]. | * Initial long vowels are often shortened or pre-glottalised, sometimes both. For example, the word ''[[Contionary:īagene|īagene]]'', "spontaneous", would be pronounced [ʔjaɟeɲe] instead of [iːaɟeɲe]. | ||
* Short /i/ before /e/ or /a/ becomes /j/. For example, ''[[Contionary:kaienu|kaienu]]'', "guitar" is pronounced [kajenu] instead of [kaienu]. In this instance specifically, a Sinat’ speaker could theoretically geminate the /j/ due to the existence of two eligible vowels around the original /i/. | * Short /i/ before /e/ or /a/ becomes /j/. For example, ''[[Contionary:kaienu|kaienu]]'', "guitar" is pronounced [kajenu] instead of [kaienu]. In this instance specifically, a Sinat’ speaker could theoretically geminate the /j/ due to the existence of two eligible vowels around the original /i/. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[Category:Sinatolean]][[Category:Sinatolean languages]][[Category:Languages]][[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:A priori]] | [[Category:Sinatolean]][[Category:Sinatolean languages]][[Category:Languages]][[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:A priori]] | ||