▁In ▁Pro ven ç al ▁and ▁partially ▁in ▁other ▁dialect s , ▁there ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁opposition ▁between ▁ ▁( t apped ) ▁and ▁ ▁( uv ular ) ▁( where as ▁ ▁has ▁disappeared ). ▁This ▁feature ▁is ▁shared ▁with ▁Portuguese . ▁In ▁the ▁cases ▁when ▁the ▁opposition ▁is ▁impossible ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁ph on emes , ▁the ▁default ▁real ization ▁is ▁ ▁( it ▁was ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁pattern ). ▁ ▁In ▁most ▁of ▁Lim ousin , ▁Au ver g ne , ▁Viv ar ais ▁and ▁Ni ç ard , ▁the ▁ph on emes ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁are ▁neutral ized ▁as ▁ ▁( or ▁even ▁). ▁ ▁Gas con ▁con son ants ▁▁ ▁Gas con ▁shares ▁some ▁tra its ▁with ▁L angu edo ci en : ▁ ▁The ▁ph on emes ▁ ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁real ization ▁as ▁described ▁above ▁for ▁L angu edo ci en . ▁ ▁The ▁ph on emes ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁pattern ▁are ▁neutral ized ▁as ▁. ▁It ▁seems ▁possible , ▁however , ▁that ▁the ▁ph on eme ▁ ▁never ▁existed ▁in ▁Gas con . ▁ ▁Gas con ▁and ▁Southern ▁L angu edo ci en ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁sem iv owel ▁ ▁( G as con ▁has ▁, ▁SL ▁has ▁) ▁and ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁distribution ▁for ▁the ▁ph on emes ▁▁ ▁and ▁ ▁. ▁ ▁A ▁gl ott al ▁fr ic ative ▁sound ▁ ▁is ▁recognized ▁among ▁the ▁dialect s ▁of ▁Gas con . ▁ ▁In ▁one ▁part ▁of ▁Gas con