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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
As a result of a series of historical palatalizations, Nurian has many consonants in hard | As a result of a series of historical palatalizations, Nurian has many consonants in hard (velarized) and soft (palatalized) versions, similar to Lithuanian and Russian; however, many consonants (namely retroflexes, radicals and /h/) cannot palatalize in Standard Nurian. | ||
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!rowspan="2" | Glottal | !rowspan="2" | Glottal | ||
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! <small> | ! <small>vel.</small> | ||
! <small>pal.</small> | ! <small>pal.</small> | ||
! <small> | ! <small>vel.</small> | ||
! <small>pal.</small> | ! <small>pal.</small> | ||
! <small> | ! <small>vel.</small> | ||
! <small>pal.</small> | ! <small>pal.</small> | ||
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