Ch. J.

The dialects differed also in phonology, for while the northern generally retained the hard or guttural values of k, g, sc, these were in the two other dialects palatalized before front vowels into ch, j and sh.

Of the other consonants c = Eng. ts; č = ch; ch = Germ. ch; j = Eng. y, but is not pronounced before d, m, s.

The tongue operating against or near the rear of the hard palate pronounces ch, j, sh, zh, and a different r.

P. Ah! n'importe; je veux vous le dire, c'est un trop grand p�ch�: J'ai battu ma m�re.