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*The voiceless stops /p t̪ ʈ k q/ are normally aspirated to the same degree as Japanese voiceless stops; however, they are unaspirated after fricatives. (In this article /t̪/ will be transcribed /t/ for sake of convenience.) | *The voiceless stops /p t̪ ʈ k q/ are normally aspirated to the same degree as Japanese voiceless stops; however, they are unaspirated after fricatives. (In this article /t̪/ will be transcribed /t/ for sake of convenience.) | ||
*[ŋ] and [ɴ] are allophones of /n̪/ before velar and uvular consonants, respectively. | *[ŋ] and [ɴ] are allophones of /n̪/ before velar and uvular consonants, respectively. | ||
*/ɳ ʈ ɖ ɭ ɬʵ/ can be realized as apical (like Hindi retroflexes) or subapical (like Tamil retroflexes). The apical realization dominates in casual speech, while the subapical realization occurs more in careful speech. After /ʂ/, /ʈ/ is always apical. | */ɳ ʈ ɖ ɭ ɬʵ/ can be realized as apical (like Hindi retroflexes) or subapical (like Tamil or Australian retroflexes). The apical realization dominates in casual speech, while the subapical realization occurs more in careful speech. After /ʂ/, /ʈ/ is always apical. | ||
*/ʂ/ is [s̠]. | */ʂ/ is [s̠]. | ||
*/ɻ/ can be laminal post-alveolar [ɹ̠] or truly retroflex [ɻ]. | */ɻ/ can be laminal post-alveolar [ɹ̠] or truly retroflex [ɻ]. | ||