Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions
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* In most modern accents ''ŗ'' /ʒ/ is postalveolar and merges with ''ș'' when devoiced. It is pronounced as Czech ''ř'' (devoiced after voiceless fricatives and aspirated stops) in conservative Western dialects. | * In most modern accents ''ŗ'' /ʒ/ is postalveolar and merges with ''ș'' when devoiced. It is pronounced as Czech ''ř'' (devoiced after voiceless fricatives and aspirated stops) in conservative Western dialects. | ||
* Stop + fricative clusters are distinct from affricates: some minimal pairs are דר | * Stop + fricative clusters are distinct from affricates: some minimal pairs are דר׳עבאר ''dŗevăr'' 'sister' and ג׳עבאר ''ģevăr'' 'winter'; תּר&1523;י ''tŗi'' '3' and ק&1523;י ''c̦i'' 'at her'. | ||
* Aspirated stops are as strongly aspirated as in Mandarin. In Hebrew and Aramaic loans, this aspiration may be retained even after fricatives in careful speech. | * Aspirated stops are as strongly aspirated as in Mandarin. In Hebrew and Aramaic loans, this aspiration may be retained even after fricatives in careful speech. | ||
* ''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/. | ||