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etc as ar, ok, ish, eg, itkρ.
gss — dg, dj, ktç, sh, z, rg’, hg, tk, g, gg, tg, s.
gp — tp.
gdl — tl, ll, rgl.
gs — ptç.
lugs — lipt.
rk — kt, khl, rtk, tk, tkr.
rf — chw, rw, kv, rkb.
rdl — gg.
rss — rktç.
ts — dj.
uj — iv.
vdl — bl, ll.
vk — ρpkρ.
vss — dj.
The majority of these deviations will be found to have
their origin from the nationality of the writers; it is easy to
recognise the English, French, German in them, and an
addition of Russian will not escape observation. Others are owing
to more individual differences. But of course there is no doubt
that real diversities exist, which might require exceptions or
additions to the Greenland rules. Some of the most obvious
variations of sounds may be noted here:
The character j in Labradorian often represents, besides the
j also the ss of Greenland, perhaps somewhat softened.
The use of k instead of κ (q) in the vocabularies is not
owing to dialectic differences, as even in Greenland formerly
k was the only one used of these characters. The same may be
said about the use of m and n instead of p and t at the end
of words, when the next word begins with a vowel.
In certain subordinate Greenland dialects we find k for t
at the end, and n for m at the beginning of some words, and
the verbal ending goq instead of voq.
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