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***''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sɑːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pæθə].
***''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sɑːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pæθə].
***''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋɑː]
***''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋɑː]
***On the other hand, ''glah'' 'will, intention' is pronounced [kʀæh].
*Tensing occurs in the ''opposite'' direction for /a/ before /k/ or /h/. [ɛ:~ɛə] is a common realization.
*Tensing occurs in the ''opposite'' direction for /a/ before /k/ or /h/. [ɛ:] is a common realization.
*Stressed /i/ and /u/ lengthen before /mC nC ŋC/ sequences.
*Stressed /i/ and /u/ lengthen before /mC nC ŋC/ sequences.
**For example, ''frindu'' 'music' is pronounced [fri:ndʉ].
**For example, ''frindu'' 'music' is pronounced [fri:ndʉ].