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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. | ||
*/ɾ/ can be an alveolar flap [ɾ], | */ɾ/ can be an alveolar flap [ɾ], an apical retroflex flap [ɽ], or trilled [r]. | ||
*/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 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]. | ||