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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. | * ''r'' is most commonly an alveolar or retroflex approximant (more like Hiberno-English r than American r) and there's Swedish-style retroflexion: נאַך אפֿשר לעט ''nach efșăr led'' [naχ efʃə ɭet] 'can't you?' It may also be a flap or trill. | ||
* 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. ''ŗ'' merges with ''ș'' in some dialects. | |||
* Stop + fricative clusters are distinct from affricates: some minimal pairs are דר׳עבאר ''dŗevăr'' 'sister' and ג׳עבאר ''ģevăr'' 'winter'; תּר׳י ''tŗi'' '3' and כּ׳י ''c̦i'' 'at her'. | * Stop + fricative clusters are distinct from affricates: some minimal pairs are דר׳עבאר ''dŗevăr'' 'sister' and ג׳עבאר ''ģevăr'' 'winter'; תּר׳י ''tŗi'' '3' and כּ׳י ''c̦i'' 'at her'. | ||
* Aspirated stops are as strongly aspirated as in Mandarin. | * Aspirated stops are as strongly aspirated as in Mandarin. | ||