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<small><sup>2</sup></small> Phonemes in brackets are only found in loanwords. | <small><sup>2</sup></small> Phonemes in brackets are only found in loanwords. | ||
<small><sup>3</sup></small> The glottalized phonemes [mˀ, nˀ, ɲˀ, ŋˀ] and [ʔʷ, ʔʲ, ɾˀ] are not considered separate phonemes but rather allophones of glottalized stops before/after nasals and between vowels respectively. Only ''rh'' [ɾˀ] is distinguished orthographically. | <small><sup>3</sup></small> The glottalized phonemes [mˀ, nˀ, ɲˀ, ŋˀ] and [ʔʷ, ʔʲ, ɾˀ] are not considered separate phonemes but rather allophones of glottalized stops before/after nasals and between vowels respectively. Only ''rh'' [ɾˀ] is (optionally) distinguished orthographically. | ||
Allophony of glottalized phonemes: | Allophony of glottalized phonemes: | ||
*/ɓ, ɗ, ʄ, ɠ/ between vowels → [ʔʷ, ɾˀ, ʔʲ, ʔ] | */ɓ, ɗ, ʄ, ɠ/ between vowels → [ʔʷ, ɾˀ, ʔʲ, ʔ] |
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