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*/r/ may be a trill [r] or a tap [ɾ]. | */r/ may be a trill [r] or a tap [ɾ]. | ||
*/ʟ r/ become their devoiced counterparts /χ r̥/ after aspirates and /s/. | */ʟ r/ become their devoiced counterparts /χ r̥/ after aspirates and /s/. | ||
*The liquid transcribed /ʟ/ for convenience may be pronounced [ʀ], [ʁ] or [ɴ̆]. The allophone [ɴ̆] is somewhat more common intervocalically. The allophone [ɫ] occurs in classical singing and in some conservative dialects. | *The liquid transcribed /ʟ/ for convenience may be pronounced [ʀ], [ʁ] or [ɴ̆]. The allophone [ɴ̆] is somewhat more common intervocalically. The allophone [ɫ] occurs in classical singing and in some conservative dialects. | ||
**The reason L is a uvular consonant in most modern Talman languages is that uvular L started to be used in the prestige language [[Rhythoed]], though [[Qazhrian]] was the first Talman language to develop uvular L. | **The reason L is a uvular consonant in most modern Talman languages is that uvular L started to be used in the prestige language [[Rhythoed]], though [[Qazhrian]] was the first Talman language to develop uvular L. | ||