▁or ▁a ▁final ▁ ▁that ▁is ▁silent : ▁mont anha , ▁pan ▁ ▁( inst ead ▁of ▁). ▁ ▁In ▁Lim ousin , ▁Au vern hat , ▁Viv aro - Al pine ▁and ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁Pro ven ç al ▁( though ▁not ▁in ▁Ni ç ard ), ▁the ▁str essed ▁di ph th ong ▁▁ ▁becomes ▁the ▁un str essed ▁di ph th ong ▁ ▁. ▁For ▁instance ▁( str ess ▁under lined ): ▁sa uta ▁ ▁→ ▁sa ut ar ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁Lim ousin , ▁Au vern hat , ▁Viv aro - Al pine ▁and ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁Pro ven ç al ▁( though ▁not ▁in ▁Ni ç ard ), ▁the ▁str essed ▁di ph th ong ▁▁ ▁becomes ▁the ▁un str essed ▁di ph th ong ▁ ▁. ▁For ▁instance ▁( str ess ▁under lined ): ▁la issa ▁ ▁→ ▁la iss ar ▁. ▁▁ ▁V owel ▁changes ▁in ▁Au ver gn at ▁ ▁One ▁typical ▁characteristic ▁of ▁Au ver gn at ▁( also ▁a ▁feature ▁of ▁some ▁neighbour ing ▁dialect s ▁of ▁Viv aro - Al pine ) ▁is ▁the ▁transformation ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁ph on emes : ▁ ▁The ▁old ▁ph on eme ▁ ▁has ▁become ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁old ▁ph on eme ▁ ▁has ▁become ▁ ▁or ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁un str essed ▁position , ▁some ▁v ow els ▁cannot ▁be ▁realized ▁and ▁become ▁more ▁closed ▁v ow els : ▁ ▁The ▁str essed ▁v owel ▁▁ ▁becomes ▁the ▁un str essed ▁v owel ▁