Difference between revisions of "Poirih dialects"

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

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]