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The liquids ''r'' and ''l'' can appear as '''syllabic consonants''': ''tlsl'' /tˡl̩ɬ/ (shallow), ''prk'' /pr̩k/ (wagon) and ''trs'' /tr̩s/ (smith) | The liquids ''r'' and ''l'' can appear as '''syllabic consonants''': ''tlsl'' /tˡl̩ɬ/ (shallow), ''prk'' /pr̩k/ (wagon) and ''trs'' /tr̩s/ (smith) | ||
*Vernacularly, both syllabic and obstruent-following ''r'' are pronounced as voiceless alveolar trill /r̩̊/ or /r̥/ when in contact with only voiceless consonants: ''trs'' /tr̩̊s/ (smith) contrasting with ''trls'' / | *Vernacularly, both syllabic and obstruent-following ''r'' are pronounced as voiceless alveolar trill /r̩̊/ or /r̥/ when in contact with only voiceless consonants: ''trs'' /tr̩̊s/ (smith) contrasting with ''trls'' /tr̩s/ (while standard /trəls/) (smiths) | ||
*In eastern dialects, ''pr'' is realized as /ʙ/ | *In eastern dialects, ''pr'' is realized as /ʙ/ | ||
*Fricatives show properties of syllabic consonants word-initially and word-finally. | *Fricatives show properties of syllabic consonants word-initially and word-finally. | ||