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===C. Allophony===
===C. Allophony===


1. /t, k/ are realised as [tʰ, kʰ] when the only consonant in the onset of a stressed syllable.
1. /t, k/ are realised as [tʰ, kʰ] when in word-initial position.


2. In intervocalic position and when the onset of an unstressed syllable, /b, d, ɡ/ are realised as [v, ð̠, ʒ].
2. In intervocalic position, /t, k, b, d, s/ are realised as [d, ɡ, v, ð̠, z].


3. The consonant clusters /ḿḿ, nn ll/ are realised as [ɡm, dn, dl].
3. /s/ is realised as [z] when adjacent to /b, d/.


4. /i, u/ are realised as [ɪ, ʊ] in closed syllables.
4. The geminate consonant clusters /ḿḿ, nn, ll/ are realised as [ɡm, dn, dl].
 
5. /i, u/ are realised as [ɪ, ʊ] in closed syllables.


===D. Phonotactics===
===D. Phonotactics===