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Látun does not distinguish plosives from fricatives, existing fricatives are analysed as aspirated plosives and likely originated from them. There is no labial series, instead a similar-sounding series is called "front", and the nasal consonant category is substituted with a similar "postmaxillar" place of articulation (which is basically a cleft palate leading to a closed cavity right under the brain). | Látun does not distinguish plosives from fricatives, existing fricatives are analysed as aspirated plosives and likely originated from them. There is no labial series, instead a similar-sounding series is called "front", and the nasal consonant category is substituted with a similar "postmaxillar" place of articulation (which is basically a cleft palate leading to a closed cavity right under the brain). | ||
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In addition, most consonants, except approximants and the trill, can be geminated, for instance, ''nn'' /n:/, ''kk'' /k:/ Fricatives may sometimes become affricates in this position, such as ''ss'' being pronounced [t̺͡s̺ʰː], in this instance the aspiration is lengthened instead of the onset, unlike tenuis geminates. | In addition, most consonants, except approximants and the trill, can be geminated, for instance, ''nn'' /n:/, ''kk'' /k:/ Fricatives may sometimes become affricates in this position, such as ''ss'' being pronounced [t̺͡s̺ʰː], in this instance the aspiration is lengthened instead of the onset, unlike tenuis geminates. | ||
===Syllable structure=== | ===Syllable structure=== | ||
The most typical syllable structure is '''CV''' and '''CVC''' (where '''C''' is any consonant, and '''V''' is any vowel). However, ecause of the vowel syncope, consonant clusters can occur within a syllable, such as in the word ''sve'' [s̺ʋe̞꜊] “to exist”. In dialects [ə] may usually break these clusters – [s̺ə.ʋe̞꜊]. | The most typical syllable structure is '''CV''' and '''CVC''' (where '''C''' is any consonant, and '''V''' is any vowel). However, ecause of the vowel syncope, consonant clusters can occur within a syllable, such as in the word ''sve'' [s̺ʋe̞꜊] “to exist”. In dialects [ə] may usually break these clusters – [s̺ə.ʋe̞꜊]. | ||