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*The voiceless stops /p t̪ ʈ k q/ are normally aspirated to the same degree as Japanese voiceless stops; however, they are unaspirated after fricatives. (In this article /t̪/ will be transcribed /t/ for sake of convenience.) | *The voiceless stops /p t̪ ʈ k q/ are normally aspirated to the same degree as Japanese voiceless stops; however, they are unaspirated after fricatives. (In this article /t̪/ will be transcribed /t/ for sake of convenience.) | ||
*[ŋ] and [ɴ] are allophones of /n̪/ before velar and uvular consonants, respectively. | *[ŋ] and [ɴ] are allophones of /n̪/ before velar and uvular consonants, respectively. | ||
*/ɳ ʈ ɖ ɭ ɬʵ/ can be realized as apical (like Hindi retroflexes) or subapical (like Tamil retroflexes). The former dominates in casual speech, the latter occurs more in careful speech. | */ɳ ʈ ɖ ɭ ɬʵ/ can be realized as apical (like Hindi retroflexes) or subapical (like Tamil retroflexes). The former dominates in casual speech, the latter occurs more in careful speech. After /ʂ/, /ʈ/ is always apical. | ||
*/ʂ ɻ/ | */ʂ/ is [s̠]. | ||
*/ɻ/ can be laminal post-alveolar [ɹ̠] or truly retroflex [ɻ]. | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||