Poirih dialects
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Dialects of the Poirih language spoken in Yuunli (all pronunciation indications in X-SAMPA):
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Pronunciation differences
Balembai
- Single vowels
- Long A is pronounced [A:]
- Long E is pronounced [e:]
- Short I is pronounced [I]
- Long O is pronounced [o:]
- Short U is pronounced [U]
- A diphthongs
- EA and OA become ÖÖ [2:]
- IA and UA become ÜÜ [y:]
- I diphthongs
- AI is pronounced [6I]
- Consonants
- K, P and T are aspirated
- H becomes G [g]
- L becomes W [w]
- R becomes L [l]
Bingeva
- Single vowels
- Unstressed A becomes Ä [&]
- A becomes Ä [&], at the end of a word [@]
- E is sometimes E [e], sometimes Ö [2]
- Short I becomes Ù [}], long I becomes ÜÜ [y:]
- O is sometimes A [6], sometimes Å [Q]
- A diphthongs
- EA is sometimes ÄE [E@] (except at the end of a word), sometimes ÖE [9@]
- IA becomes ÜE [Y@], except at the end of a word
- OA becomes OE [O@], except at the end of a word
- UA becomes UE [U@], except at the end of a word
- I diphthongs
- EI is sometimes EE [e:], sometimes ÖÖ [2:]
- OI is sometimes OO [o:], sometimes AA [a:]
- UI becomes OO [o:]
- Consonants
- B is pronounced WH [P], after an unstressed vowel W [w]
- 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]
- M becomes N [n]
- 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]
Bolshvisa
- Single vowels
- A becomes Ä [&], except at the end of a word
- E is sometimes E [e], sometimes Ö [2]
- I becomes Ü [y]
- O is sometimes O [o], sometimes A [6]
- 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 (e.g. at the end of a word) 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]
- M becomes N [n]
- 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]
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]
Damesa
- Single vowels
- Unstressed A becomes Ä [&]
- A is pronounced [@] at the end of a word
- E is sometimes E [e], sometimes Ö [2]
- Short I becomes Ù [}], long I becomes ÜÜ [y:]
- O is sometimes O [o], sometimes Å [Q]
- A diphthongs
- EA is sometimes ÄE [E@] (except at the end of a word), sometimes ÖE [9@]
- IA becomes ÜE [Y@]
- OA becomes OE [O@], except at the end of a word
- 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]
- After an unstressed vowel, CH and Z become DH [D] or TH [T]
Lancollin
- Single vowels
- Unstressed A becomes Ä [&]
- A is pronounced [@] at the end of a word
- E is sometimes E [e], sometimes Ö [2]
- Short I becomes Ù [}], long I becomes ÜÜ [y:]
- O is sometimes O [o], sometimes Å [Q]
- A diphthongs
- EA is sometimes ÄE [E@] (except at the end of a word), sometimes ÖE [9@]
- IA becomes ÜE [Y@], except at the end of a word
- OA becomes OE [O@], except at the end of a word
- UA becomes UE [U@], except at the end of a word
- 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]
- M becomes N [n]
- 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]