The two most widespread subdialects of Meroned are the northern and the southern. Each dialect has its own set of phrases, colloquialisms, and informal abbreviations, but general pronunciation (when deviating from the standard) is as follows:
Southern Dialect
H pronounced kh as the Persian “khuné”
R sometimes rolled (as in the Spanish)
Zh pronounced j as English “job”
U pronounced uh as in “gruff”
The Southern accent is on the whole choppier than standard Meroned, with a tendency to put emphasis on the first syllable of a word and to state everything as a question. Expressions are likely to be borrowed from Aywen.
Northern Dialect
R softened (as in the British)
T pronounced as a breathy th as in “with”
Z softened to more of an s
Zh softened to more of an sh
A ah as the English “dance” when placed at the end of a word
Most northerners are capable of speaking comprehensible Meroned, even if they prefer their Korbeth-Meroned pidgin.
In Meroned, The Northern accent softens many “Meronisms”, bringing Meroned closer to Korbeth; it is the only region where th is regularly pronounced (i.e., Nadeth, which is a Korbeth word) as anything but t or d. Many place names are recognizably Korbeth, with vowel and consonant sounds normally unseen in Meroned. Northerners have a tendency to place no accent on their words, leaving every syllable of equal value, and their word order is sometimes SOV as opposed to SVO.
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