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I am an American, but I have invalid IPA characters (]) (where, if anything, I'd expect . Does anyone know whether this exists elsewhere or is unique to my idiolect? — ˈzɪzɨvə 01:51, 14 March 2010 (UTC)Reply
- According to w:Palatal nasal, it's in some dialects (otherwise ). Having ɲ and j together would be redundant, however. Ultimateria 03:15, 14 March 2010 (UTC)Reply
- Ultimateria, I think you've misunderstood Xyzzyva. He/she doesn't pronounce it as or . We say it as .
Oh wow! I've been wondering about my idiolect for years!! I too say invalid IPA characters (]). Where are you from?? 128.192.98.201 20:31, 14 June 2010 (UTC)Reply
- I pronounce it the same way as well. I grew up with a minor Appalachian accent, although I've neutralized a lot of it. However, I still retain my pronunciation of "onion" as . Honestly, I think it even sounds closer to for me. - JWhitt433 21:39, 11 August 2010 (UTC)Reply
- My family is largely from central Missouri, where there are many dialect ties to the Appalachians (my dad says wash , a grandma says you-uns ), so this is starting to make sense. The question now is, is this pronunciation nonexistent in the speech of non-Appalachian/Ozark Americans? — ˈzɪzɨvə 21:45, 2 November 2010 (UTC)Reply