Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions
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* Aspirated stops are as strongly aspirated as in Mandarin and are also slightly lengthened when not initial: [pˑʰ t̪ˑʰ t̪͡s̪ˑʰ t͡ʃˑʰ kˑʰ]. | * Aspirated stops are as strongly aspirated as in Mandarin and are also slightly lengthened when not initial: [pˑʰ t̪ˑʰ t̪͡s̪ˑʰ t͡ʃˑʰ kˑʰ]. | ||
* Unaspirated stops can only be voiced after vowels; voicing initial unaspirated stops sounds non-native. | * Unaspirated stops can only be voiced after vowels; voicing initial unaspirated stops sounds non-native. | ||
* ''t d s'' are dental and may be slightly velarized. In some dialects ''t'' may | * ''t d s'' are dental and may be slightly velarized. In some dialects ''t d'' may have fricative allophones [θ ð]. | ||
* Initial ''n'' is dental; initial ''l'' is alveolar. Otherwise ''n l'' are alveolar unless they assimilate (e.g. in the case of n before ''t d s'') or retroflex (when following ''r''). | * Initial ''n'' is dental; initial ''l'' is alveolar. Otherwise ''n l'' are alveolar unless they assimilate (e.g. in the case of n before ''t d s'') or retroflex (when following ''r''). | ||
* /t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ ʃ ʒ/ may be alveolopalatal [t͡ɕ t͡ɕʰ ɕ ʑ]. | * /t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ ʃ ʒ/ may be alveolopalatal [t͡ɕ t͡ɕʰ ɕ ʑ]. | ||