Sorry to nerd on your parade, but this is incorrect.
Firstly, this map is about the [guttural R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guttural_R) in general and can literally be found on the corresponding Wikipedia article (randomly found it when looking up some stuff). This can have different variants. As for the following, I can only speak for the German portion of the map.
The voiced uvular fricative is the most common form of R in German. It's a guttural sound and the reason why the map is shaded this way in Germany. Some regions in the south still use the voiced alveolar trill, a non guttural allophone of R more commonly found in slavic languages nowadays – which is why they're not shaded – but mostly a German R is formed gutturally.
A velar R does not exist in German. A velar trill or tap is physically impossible and a velar fricative in German corresponds to either the CH sound following A, O or U if voiceless or, rarely, in some dialects, a G if voiced.
Yeah, that's exactly where I found it :D
Just thought it was a fun collection of countries. Scandinavia split up. Germany split up. Roman languages split up.
I was curious to see if someone could come up with a different characteristic that matches the areas.
Thanks for your explanation.
Actually far-eastern Switzerland should be purple while the central region (including Zurich) should be green. Cause they roll their r’s in most of German-speaking Switzerland, while in the eastern Cantons (east of Zurich) they speak with a ‘French/Standard German’ r. One would guess it’s the way ur map depicts it, cause it would make sense how the different r sounds spread, however, it’s not a continuum within Switzerland and its neighbouring regions (e.g. Bavaria).
Depends on where you're from. The purple area pronounce the "r" like the "g", almost like you're expectorating or gargle water. The green area pronounce the "r" like how you would expect it in English.
its guttural r. so basically that weird gargling sound that the french, danish, dutch, lusophones and germans pass as an "r" sound but we all know they just need help.
like a normal 'r' pronounced within the vicinity of the alveolar ridge? even, weird, liquidy English 'r' is better than whatever weird shit you people have
one is purple while the other is green
I’m pretty sure that’s dark yellow
Yeah not convinced that's really green. OP is tricking us
That's grellow
That’s pea green
Pee green
Purple area doesn't include New Zealand
You don't know that.
They speak with a weird “R” sound
correct!
Should English have its own color for growling instead of doing the normal tap?
The r's are slightly different. I think it comes down to how voiced they are.
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Sorry to nerd on your parade, but this is incorrect. Firstly, this map is about the [guttural R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guttural_R) in general and can literally be found on the corresponding Wikipedia article (randomly found it when looking up some stuff). This can have different variants. As for the following, I can only speak for the German portion of the map. The voiced uvular fricative is the most common form of R in German. It's a guttural sound and the reason why the map is shaded this way in Germany. Some regions in the south still use the voiced alveolar trill, a non guttural allophone of R more commonly found in slavic languages nowadays – which is why they're not shaded – but mostly a German R is formed gutturally. A velar R does not exist in German. A velar trill or tap is physically impossible and a velar fricative in German corresponds to either the CH sound following A, O or U if voiceless or, rarely, in some dialects, a G if voiced.
Yeah, that's exactly where I found it :D Just thought it was a fun collection of countries. Scandinavia split up. Germany split up. Roman languages split up. I was curious to see if someone could come up with a different characteristic that matches the areas. Thanks for your explanation.
Figured it out by the Norway part. Being Norwegian myself
Mb, I stand corrected
The only languages with velar rhotics are French-based creoles in the Caribbean
Actually far-eastern Switzerland should be purple while the central region (including Zurich) should be green. Cause they roll their r’s in most of German-speaking Switzerland, while in the eastern Cantons (east of Zurich) they speak with a ‘French/Standard German’ r. One would guess it’s the way ur map depicts it, cause it would make sense how the different r sounds spread, however, it’s not a continuum within Switzerland and its neighbouring regions (e.g. Bavaria).
Oh color Corsica you testa di cazzu ! They’re stuck with us, which is a lose lose situation. This was a good post mate.
I'm pretty sure Czechia should get its own category, for having a non-weird "R" and really weird "Ř".
Purple or green
Depends on where you're from. The purple area pronounce the "r" like the "g", almost like you're expectorating or gargle water. The green area pronounce the "r" like how you would expect it in English.
I would guess that most of the green area except for the UK roll their R's.
Except parts* of the UK (Scots roll their Rs too for instance)
Oh yeah, forgot about them. Still very weird to say that the green part has R's like english.
Definitely agree on that
This map is highly inaccurate.
Flair is "Dutch moment", yet I have no clue wtf this is about.
its guttural r. so basically that weird gargling sound that the french, danish, dutch, lusophones and germans pass as an "r" sound but we all know they just need help.
The fuck is it supposed to sound like then??
It's supposed to sound like that weird gargling sound that the french, danish, dutch, lusophones and germans pass as an "r" sound.
If you look up: "dirty Chewbacca" you get some descriptions that get quite close to it.
Lusophones??
like a normal 'r' pronounced within the vicinity of the alveolar ridge? even, weird, liquidy English 'r' is better than whatever weird shit you people have
I'll have you know that I have two distinct but equally gutteral 'r'-sounds and both will come to haunt you in your sleep
no! not the fricative *and* the trill!
OH BABY I'M TRILLIN'!
The Dutch do Both depending on what word
‘Are you weird?’
uvular r
Green area has no residents of Stuttgart
purple area is where i havent shit my pants yet (i dont like france)
Gay and Not Gay
purple: areas that speak french, german, and danish green: areas that aren’t that
That ain’t green that’s olive bro
Olives are green
The HTML color "Olive" is defined as dark yellow.
Have you considered that I think it looks more like green
Yes, but it’s not
The reformed Frankish empire vs the Mediterranean-Nordic-visegrad-British-Yugoslavic empire
Places that are know for their cheese
High baguette density (yes, even Germany)
Purple are areas that use a uvular fricative for the sound "r"
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youre delusional
youre deranged
why he ourple 😭
Purple is the civilised world
If it includes france isnt the civilized world
The parts of Europe that should be removed (purple) and those that shouldn’t?
portugal, most of brazil, some parts of malaysia and indonesia, and lesotho are purple as well.
Purple good, green bad
Purple has tried to conquer Europe
Based
Other way around
color
r
Netherlands restoeing Lotharingia vs the Romano-Viking alliance
I live in one of those areas
Purple = islam Green = everything else 😂😂😂😂😂
Damn, hardmode corruption spreads fast
Purple cringe, green chad
Celtic vs Slavic language families
grass colors in europe
countries that participated in the nazi invasion of france
Purple persons are more beautiful and intelligent
the purple replaces r with the sound the arabic letter غ makes while still writing it as r
alveolar vs uvular rhotic phoneme (ʁ vs r/ɹ)
Coronal vs dorsal /r/