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* ''t d s'' are dental and may be slightly velarized. In some dialects ''t'' may be a fricative /θ/.
* ''t d s'' are dental and may be slightly velarized. In some dialects ''t'' may be a fricative /θ/.
* /h/ is always pronounced clearly. It is usually [h~ɦ], but is [ħ̞] (weak [ħ]) before or after /a/ and [c̦] before /i/. Word-finally it is always [ħ].
* /h/ is always pronounced clearly. It is usually [h~ɦ], but is [ħ̞] (weak [ħ]) before or after /a/ and [c̦] before /i/. Word-finally it is always [ħ].
*''ț z c̦ ģ l ŗ'' arise from Old Irish slender t d c g l r. ''ł'' arises from Old Irish non-slender l. The Hebrew-script orthography points to the fact that /ʒ/ and /w/ were pronounced as Czech ř and dark l, respectively, when the IFAY spelling was first standardized.
*''ț z c̦ ģ l ŗ'' arise from Old Irish slender t d c g l r. ''ł'' arises from Old Irish non-slender l.
* The glottal stop is used in Hebrew and Aramaic loans (where it repressnts syllable-initial aleph and ayin) by careful speakers.
* /n/ assimilates to [ŋ] before /k kʰ/.
* /n/ assimilates to [ŋ] before /k kʰ/.