Poirih dialects

Dialects of the Poirih language spoken in Yuunli (all pronunciation indications in X-SAMPA):

Pronunciation differences

Casuay

• Single vowels
  • A is pronounced [@] at the end of a word
  • E is sometimes E [e], sometimes Ö [2]
  • I becomes Ü [y]
  • O is sometimes O [o], sometimes Å [Q]
• A diphthongs
  • EA is sometimes ÄE [E@], sometimes ÖE [9@]
  • IA becomes ÜE [Y@]
  • OA becomes OE [O@]
  • UA becomes UE [U@]
• I diphthongs
  • EI is sometimes EE [e:], sometimes ÖÖ [2:]
  • OI is sometimes OO [o:], sometimes AA [a:]
  • UI becomes UU [u:]
• Consonants
  • B is pronounced W [P]
  • CH is pronounced Z [z] before a vowel, otherwise S [s]
  • F is pronounced V [v] before a vowel, otherwise F [f]
  • H is dropped
  • K is pronounced G [g] before a vowel, otherwise K [k_h]
  • L is alveolar [l]
  • P is pronounced B [b] before a vowel, otherwise P [p_h]
  • R is rolled [r]
  • T is pronounced D [d] before a vowel, otherwise T [t_h]
  • Z is pronounced Z [z] before a vowel, otherwise S [s]