Editing Scanian dialect (section)

== Phonology ==
{{see also|Swedish phonology}}
Scanian realizes the phoneme {{IPA|/r/}} as a [[uvular trill]] {{IPA|[ʀ]}} in clear articulation, but everyday speech has more commonly a [[voiceless uvular fricative|voiceless]] {{IPA|[χ]}} or a [[voiced uvular fricative]] {{IPA|[ʁ]}}, depending on phonetic context. That is in contrast to the [[alveolar consonant|alveolar]] articulations and [[retroflex]] assimilations in most Swedish dialects north of [[Småland]].

The realizations of the highly variable and uniquely Swedish fricative {{IPAslink|ɧ}} also tend to be more velar and less [[labialization|labialized]] than in other dialects. The [[phoneme]]s of Scanian correspond to those of [[Standard Swedish]] and most other Swedish dialects, but [[long vowel]]s have developed into [[diphthong]]s that are unique to the region (such as {{IPA|/ʉː/}} and {{IPA|/ɑː/}} being realized {{IPA|[eʉ]}} and {{IPA|[aɑ]}}, respectively). In the southern parts of Scania, many diphthongs also have a [[pharyngealization|pharyngeal]] quality, similar to [[Danish language|Danish]] vowels.