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... dialects Yaw , Taungyo , Tavoyan , Arakanese ) Maru ( Lawng ) Lashi ( Letsi ) Atsi ( Tsaiwa ) Lolo branch Northern group : Lisu , Nyi ( I ) , Ahi , Lolopho Southern group : Akha , Lahu Moso ( Nakhi ) * Ch'iang * Kachinish Kachin ...
... dialects Yaw , Taungyo , Tavoyan , Arakanese ) Maru ( Lawng ) Lashi ( Letsi ) Atsi ( Tsaiwa ) Lolo branch Northern group : Lisu , Nyi ( I ) , Ahi , Lolopho Southern group : Akha , Lahu Moso ( Nakhi ) * Ch'iang * Kachinish Kachin ...
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... dialects ( as opposed to the sharply differentiated literary languages ) the linguistic frontiers are not always apparent . There are several transitional dialects and mixed forms of speech that connect the dif- ferent languages , with ...
... dialects ( as opposed to the sharply differentiated literary languages ) the linguistic frontiers are not always apparent . There are several transitional dialects and mixed forms of speech that connect the dif- ferent languages , with ...
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... dialects and in Belorussian , Czech , Slovak , High Sorbian , and some Slovene dialects there also developed a voiced velar spirant sound , corresponding to the voiceless velar spirant of the Proto - Slavic language . The nasal vowels ę ...
... dialects and in Belorussian , Czech , Slovak , High Sorbian , and some Slovene dialects there also developed a voiced velar spirant sound , corresponding to the voiceless velar spirant of the Proto - Slavic language . The nasal vowels ę ...
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