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The ''South dialects''' or '''Southern dialects'''(Izhkut: ''yojjun meshelre''), also called the '''Pokht dialects'''(''yojjun Pokht'') are dialects spoken in the south of the Mainland. Their alternate name of the "Pokht dialects" refer to the influence of the [[Pokht|Pokht language]], which was historically, and to a much lesser extent still is, spoken natively in the Pokht region and the wider southern Mainland. Typical features of the South dialects include a lack of T-D lenition altogether, the use of ''a'' or ''ai'' as informal singular second person pronouns, and very occasionally, the lowering of /o/ to /ɔ/, though this is most common in bilingual speakers of Pokht and Izhkut. | The ''South dialects''' or '''Southern dialects'''(Izhkut: ''yojjun meshelre''), also called the '''Pokht dialects'''(''yojjun Pokht'') are dialects spoken in the south of the Mainland. Their alternate name of the "Pokht dialects" refer to the influence of the [[Pokht|Pokht language]], which was historically, and to a much lesser extent still is, spoken natively in the Pokht region and the wider southern Mainland. Typical features of the South dialects include a lack of T-D lenition altogether, the use of ''a'' or ''ai'' as informal singular second person pronouns, and very occasionally, the lowering of /o/ to /ɔ/, though this is most common in bilingual speakers of Pokht and Izhkut. | ||
The South dialects, and by proxy the Pokht language as well, are notable in that they are generally considered the basis of early forms of the Colonial dialects; including O- | The South dialects, and by proxy the Pokht language as well, are notable in that they are generally considered the basis of early forms of the Colonial dialects; including O-lowering and lack of T-D lenition; the lack of T-D lenition also influenced [[Bay Islands Creole#Phonology|Bay Islands Creole phonology]]. | ||
===Colonial=== | ===Colonial=== | ||
{{main|Colonial Izhkut}} | {{main|Colonial Izhkut}} | ||