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<small><sup>2</sup></small> "Guttural" refers to everything post-velar - i.e. uvular, pharyngeal, and glottal. | <small><sup>2</sup></small> "Guttural" refers to everything post-velar - i.e. uvular, pharyngeal, and glottal. | ||
<small><sup>3</sup></small> All consonants have labialized allophones before the rounded vowels /o/ and /u/. The distinction between plain and labialized gutturals is neutralized in this position. Most consonants can also occur labialized before other vowels, but they behave more as sequences of consonant + /w/ (except for ''-wa'', which behaves as a vowel). | <small><sup>3</sup></small> All consonants have labialized allophones before the rounded vowels /o/ and /u/. The distinction between plain and labialized gutturals is neutralized in this position. <!--Most consonants can also occur labialized before other vowels, but they behave more as sequences of consonant + /w/ (except for ''-wa'', which behaves as a vowel).--> | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||