Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions

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*Consonants: b c ch c̦ d f g gh ģ h l ł m n p r ŗ s ș t th ț v y z ' /b k χ tʃ d f g ɣ dʒ h l w m n p r ʒ s ʃ h ts~tɕ v j z (?)/

**Final ''h'' is silent unless before a vowel. ''th'' is pronounced even when final.

**ŗ is ~~/ʃ/~~ after voiceless consonants: סקר'יב ''scŗiv'' /skʃiv/ 'to write'.

** In Ăn Căyzon, ''ŗ'' is a retroflex fricative, devoiced after voiceless consonants: סקר'יב ''scŗiv'' /skʃiv/ 'to write'. However, in most modern accents it's postalveolar and may merge with ''ș''.

** Stop + fricative clusters are distinct from affricates: some minimal pairs are דר'עבאר ''dŗevăr'' 'sister' and ג'עבאר ''ģevăr'' 'winter'; תּר'יִ ''tŗi'' '3' and צ'יִ ''c̦i'' 'her (possessive pronoun)'.

** Voiceless stops (written פּ כּ תּ) are aspirated unless after a fricative, where they are written בּ ק ט. In Hebrew and Aramaic loans, this aspiration may be retained even after fricatives in careful speech.

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 *Consonants: b c ch c&#x326; d f g gh ģ h l ł m n p r ŗ s ș t th ț v y z ' /b k χ tʃ d f g ɣ dʒ h l w m n p r ʒ s ʃ h ts~tɕ v j z (?)/
 **Final ''h'' is silent unless before a vowel. ''th'' is pronounced even when final.
-**ŗ is /ʃ/ after voiceless consonants: סקר'יב ''scŗiv'' /skʃiv/ 'to write'.
+** In Ăn Căyzon, ''ŗ'' is a retroflex fricative, devoiced after voiceless consonants: סקר'יב ''scŗiv'' /skʃiv/ 'to write'. However, in most modern accents it's postalveolar and may merge with ''ș''.
 ** Stop + fricative clusters are distinct from affricates: some minimal pairs are דר'עבאר ''dŗevăr'' 'sister' and ג'עבאר ''ģevăr'' 'winter'; תּר'יִ ''tŗi'' '3' and צ'יִ ''c&#x326;i'' 'her (possessive pronoun)'.
 ** Voiceless stops (written פּ כּ תּ) are aspirated unless after a fricative, where they are written בּ ק ט. In Hebrew and Aramaic loans, this aspiration may be retained even after fricatives in careful speech.