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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. /já'''mə́ˈɲ'''ì̤ːjà/ - "forgetfulness" - [jɛ́'''ˈɲː''''ì̤ːjà]		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 geminated, glottalised nasal (at the place of articulation of the nasal) e.g. /fʲá'''tə́n'''áˈɫʷṳ̀ːmə̀/ - "heart" [fʲɛ́'''n̰ː'''ɒ́ˈɫʷo̤ːmə̀].