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The consonants that can be geminated at syllable boundaries are: ''m, n, l,'' and ''r''. | The consonants that can be geminated at syllable boundaries are: ''m, n, l,'' and ''r''. | ||
The consonants '' ', b, x, kh, d, r, s, sh, c, g, f, q, l, n,'' and ''h'' occur syllable-finally. The consonants ''p, ch, t, th, gh, k, m'' and ''ny'' cannot occur syllable-finally (although there are | The consonants '' ', b, x, kh, d, r, s, sh, c, g, f, q, l, n,'' and ''h'' occur syllable-finally. The consonants ''p, ch, t, th, gh, k, m'' and ''ny'' cannot occur syllable-finally (although there are exceptions for ''t'', ''k'', and ''m''). They undergo the following neutralizations: | ||
''p'' → ''b'' | ''p'' → ''b'' | ||
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non-geminated ''m'' → ''n'' (''m'' before ''b'') | non-geminated ''m'' → ''n'' (''m'' before ''b'') | ||
''J'' and ''dh'' may occur in coda in a loanwords, although they are usually replaced with ''sh'' and ''r'' respectively. For example, ''xaj'' "Hajj", ''ogsaydh'' "oxide". '' | ''J'' and ''dh'' may occur in coda in a loanwords, although they are usually replaced with ''sh'' and ''r'' respectively. For example, ''xaj'' "Hajj", ''ogsaydh'' "oxide". ''T'', ''k'', and ''m'' may also occur in a few words, mostly of Arabic origin. In almost all cases, variants with the expected ''d'', ''g'', or ''n'' exist. For example, ''xikmad'' "wisdom" (also ''xigmad''), ''fitno'' "trial, temptation" (also ''fidno''), ''muslim'' "Muslim" (also ''muslin''). | ||
The consonants ''p'', ''th'', ''gh'', and ''ch'' do not occur word-initially in native words. They come from intervocalic ''-b-'', ''-d/t-'', ''-g/k-'', and ''-lt-'' respectively (the modern intervocalic ''b'', ''d/t'', and ''g/k'' come from geminated consonants). When word-initial in loanwords, ''p'' and ''gh'' are pronounced /p/ and /ɣ̠~ʁ/ instead of the regular /β/ and /ɣ/. | The consonants ''p'', ''th'', ''gh'', and ''ch'' do not occur word-initially in native words. They come from intervocalic ''-b-'', ''-d/t-'', ''-g/k-'', and ''-lt-'' respectively (the modern intervocalic ''b'', ''d/t'', and ''g/k'' come from geminated consonants). When word-initial in loanwords, ''p'' and ''gh'' are pronounced /p/ and /ɣ̠~ʁ/ instead of the regular /β/ and /ɣ/. | ||