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special sound that is not shared by at least one of the
other three dialects, and unlike Pidie dialect, it does not
change [«*] into [u] and [u] into [ u» ] in the initial
syllable of two-syllable words as shown in the examples in
the paragraphs dealing with Pidie dialect, and it does not
change the single vowels [a], [u], [o], and [a] into [ai],
[ui], [pi], and [ si] when these vowels are followed by [h]
in a final syllable. In this cases, the North Aceh dialect
is in accord with the other two major dialects.
The fourth major dialect is West Aceh dialect, which is
on the west coast of Aceh, to the south of Greater Aceh
dialect. This dialect is used in two kabupatens, West Aceh
and South Aceh. Most speakers here are bilingual, speaking
both Acehnese and the language of Aneuk Jamee (Basa Aneuk
Jamee). This dialect is very similar to the dialect of North
Aceh, except for the intonation, which has been influenced
by the language of Aneuk Jamee. This dialect also uses both
the pronouns long and Ion.
The similarity between this dialect to North Aceh
dialect is so close that when a speaker from North Aceh
dialect meets and talks with a speaker of this dialect, he
cannot immediately realize that he is talking with somebody
from a different dialect. He may realize it only when he
hears a special expression with a special intonation, which
is specific to West Aceh dialect, an intonation similar to
the intonation in an equivalent sentence in Minangkabau. If
the North Aceh speaker is familiar with this dialect, he