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=== Rural Accents ===
Many darkeyes talk in an accent described as rural, which is considered indicative of their class.{{book ref|sa2|25}}{{book ref|sa3|14}}{{book ref|sa3|54}} One feature of several of these accents is the lack of a merger between the voiced postalveolar affricate and voiced palatal approximant.{{wob ref|11464}} Another feature that is considered distinctly rural is the clipping of words in a manner considered blunt to some speakers.{{book ref|sa2|25}}
=== Northern Accent ===
A recognizable accent spoken in nothern Alethkar. This is the accent that [[Taln]] took on after his Return shortly before the True Desolation.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}}
=== Unnamed Ancient Dialect ===
Heavier Unkalaki accents have a tendency to drop pronouns where the subject is implied or already known,{{wob ref|4584}} or apply gendered pronouns to inanimate objects.{{book ref|sa2|24}}
==== Veden ====
Veden accents are considered very similar to each other by the Alethi.{{book ref|sa2|28}} They are also considered to sound exotic.{{book ref|sa2|28}}
== Trivia ==
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