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*/ɬ, ɮ/ are dental lateral fricatives [ɬ̪, ɮ̪], often alveolar [ɬ, ɮ] in colloquial speech. | */ɬ, ɮ/ are dental lateral fricatives [ɬ̪, ɮ̪], often alveolar [ɬ, ɮ] in colloquial speech. | ||
*/s, z/ are alveolar retracted [s̠, z̠], similar to the Northern/Central Castillan Spanish and Modern Greek counterparts. | */s, z/ are alveolar retracted [s̠, z̠], similar to the Northern/Central Castillan Spanish and Modern Greek counterparts. | ||
*/ŋ, kʰ, k/ are usually velar [ŋ, kʰ, k], but are often uvular [ɴ, qʰ, q] next to /ʀ/ and /ʟ/. | */ŋ, kʰ, k/ are usually velar [ŋ, kʰ, k], but are often uvular [ɴ, qʰ, q] next to /ʀ/ and /ʟ/. /kʰʀ/ becomes an affricate or a trilled affricate [qχ]. | ||
*/ʟ/ is phonetically a pharyngealized uvular approximant or a backed uvular approximant with compressed rounding [ʁ̞ᵝˤ~ʁ̠̞ᵝ]; the vocalic quality resembles [ɤ]. It is similar to the Philadelphia English vocalized L. (This article uses /ʟ/ for simplicity.) | */ʟ/ is phonetically a pharyngealized uvular approximant or a backed uvular approximant with compressed rounding [ʁ̞ᵝˤ~ʁ̠̞ᵝ]; the vocalic quality resembles [ɤ]. It is similar to the Philadelphia English vocalized L. (This article uses /ʟ/ for simplicity.) | ||
** It is vocalized in unstressed syllables to [ɤˁ]. | ** It is vocalized in unstressed syllables to [ɤˁ]. | ||