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If a schwa occurs between two nasal consonants, it is elided, along with the preceding consonant. In its place, the following nasal is geminated e.g. | If a schwa occurs between two nasal consonants, it is elided, along with the preceding consonant. In its place, the following nasal is geminated e.g. /já'''mə́ˈɲ'''ì̤ːjà/ - "forgetfulness" - [jɛ́'''ˈɲː''''ì̤ːjà] | ||
If a schwa comes immediately before a nasal consonant, and immediately after a voiceless stop, then speakers usually delete it, and pronounce the resulting consonant as a glottalised nasal (at the place of articulation of the nasal) e.g. | If a schwa comes immediately before a nasal consonant, and immediately after a voiceless stop, then speakers usually delete it, and pronounce the resulting consonant as a geminated, glottalised nasal (at the place of articulation of the nasal) e.g. /fʲá'''tə́n'''áˈɫʷṳ̀ːmə̀/ - "heart" [fʲɛ́'''n̰ː'''ɒ́ˈɫʷo̤ːmə̀]. | ||
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A similar process transforms the sequence /nəjə/ to [ɲːi], as in the name of the language, Seggeynni [ˈséɠə̀i'''ɲːì'''], underlyingly /ˈséʕkə̀jə̀'''nə̀jə̀'''/. | A similar process transforms the sequence /nəjə/ to [ɲːi], as in the name of the language, Seggeynni [ˈséɠə̀i'''ɲːì'''], underlyingly /ˈséʕkə̀jə̀'''nə̀jə̀'''/. | ||
====Debuccalisation of Stops==== | ====Debuccalisation of Stops==== | ||