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*Velar consonants and their allophones can be modified by labialization and palatalization. | *Velar consonants and their allophones can be modified by labialization and palatalization. | ||
**Labialization: k, h, g, ǥ, ɠ, ʔ, ŋ → kw, hw, gw, w, ɓ, ⱳ, ŋw | **Labialization: k, h, g, ǥ, ɠ, ʔ, ŋ → kw, hw, gw, w, ɓ, ⱳ, ŋw | ||
**Palatalization: k, h, g, ǥ, ɠ, ʔ, ŋ → c, ʃ, j, y, ƴ, ɲ | **Palatalization: k, h, g, ǥ, ɠ, ʔ, ŋ → c/ʃ, ʃ, j, y, ƴ, ɲ | ||
*A lot of consonants are lenited between vowels. This lenition is indicated in the orthography. | |||
**b, d, j, g, gw, c, l → ƀ, đ, y, ǥ, w, ʃ, r | |||
**ɓ, ɗ, ɉ, ɠ → ⱳ, ɍ, ƴ, ʔ | |||
**k, kw → h, hw (unless preceded or followed by /ħ/, /ʕ/, or a glottalized consonant) | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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