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In standard Atlantic, voiced stops are allophonically geminated after a stressed vowel, e.g. in ''pubric'' "public" {{IPA|/ˈpubrik/ [ˈpubːrik]}}, ''abidihu'' "I decline" {{IPA|/ˈabidiχu/ [ˈabːidiχu]}}, or ''Vurubiri'' "Volubilis" {{IPA|/vuˈrubiri/ [vuˈrubːiri]}}. | In standard Atlantic, voiced stops are allophonically geminated after a stressed vowel, e.g. in ''pubric'' "public" {{IPA|/ˈpubrik/ [ˈpubːrik]}}, ''abidihu'' "I decline" {{IPA|/ˈabidiχu/ [ˈabːidiχu]}}, or ''Vurubiri'' "Volubilis" {{IPA|/vuˈrubiri/ [vuˈrubːiri]}}. | ||
{{IPA|/ŋ/}} is a marginal phoneme, limited to the {{IPA|/ŋn/}} sequence, written as '''mm'''<ref>Excluding, as often happens, proper names like ''Bonnunx'' (archaic term for "Gospel") {{IPA|/bɔŋˈnunuç/}}), or etymological spellings of function words such as ''nyentminy'' "nevertheless" {{IPA|/ɲɛŋˈniɲ/}}).</ref> as in ''amma'' {{IPA|/ˈaŋna/}} "person", ''ommisantor'' {{IPA|/oŋnizanˈtɔr/}} "November", or ''limmi'' {{IPA|/ˈliŋni/}} "brown"; due to spelling pronunciation, nativized loanwords with written ''mm'' are typically pronounced with this sequence, such as the name ''Emma'' {{IPA|/ˈɛŋna/}}.<br/>The sequence {{IPA|/ŋɡ/}} is, in Numidia, often realized as {{IPA|[ŋn]}}, which leads to it being written as '''mm''' by less educated speakers. Examples include ''sungu'' {{IPA|[ˈsuŋɡu ~ ˈsuŋnu]}} "I am" or ''Hungariha'' {{IPA|[χuŋˈɡariχa ~ χuŋˈnariχa]}} "Hungary". | {{IPA|/ŋ/}} is a marginal phoneme, limited to the {{IPA|/ŋn/}} sequence, written as '''mm'''<ref>Excluding, as often happens, proper names like ''Bonnunx'' (archaic term for "Gospel") {{IPA|/bɔŋˈnunuç/}}), or etymological spellings of function words such as ''nyentminy'' "nevertheless" {{IPA|/ɲɛŋˈniɲ/}}).</ref> as in ''amma'' {{IPA|/ˈaŋna/}} "person", ''ommisantor'' {{IPA|/oŋnizanˈtɔr/}} "November", or ''limmi'' {{IPA|/ˈliŋni/}} "brown"; due to spelling pronunciation, nativized loanwords with written ''mm'' are typically pronounced with this sequence, such as the name ''Emma'' {{IPA|/ˈɛŋna/}}, with the exception of ''mm'' in Greek-derived words in ''gramm-'' (''γράμμ-''), where the sequence represents {{IPA|/m/}} as if it were a single letter.<br/>The sequence {{IPA|/ŋɡ/}} is, in Numidia, often realized as {{IPA|[ŋn]}}, which leads to it being written as '''mm''' by less educated speakers. Examples include ''sungu'' {{IPA|[ˈsuŋɡu ~ ˈsuŋnu]}} "I am" or ''Hungariha'' {{IPA|[χuŋˈɡariχa ~ χuŋˈnariχa]}} "Hungary". | ||
{{IPA|/θ ð/}} are extremely common in native words (continuing intervocalic Latin {{IPA|/t d/}} respectively), however, due to their origin, they never appear word-initially in inherited words. Instances of word-initial {{IPA|/θ ð/}} are thus limited to loanwords, such as ''ṭalj''{{IPA|[ˈθaladʑ]}} "frost" (< Ar. ثلج) or ''ḍil'' {{IPA|[ðiɬ]}} "ghost" (< Ar. ظل). | {{IPA|/θ ð/}} are extremely common in native words (continuing intervocalic Latin {{IPA|/t d/}} respectively), however, due to their origin, they never appear word-initially in inherited words. Instances of word-initial {{IPA|/θ ð/}} are thus limited to loanwords, such as ''ṭalj''{{IPA|[ˈθaladʑ]}} "frost" (< Ar. ثلج) or ''ḍil'' {{IPA|[ðiɬ]}} "ghost" (< Ar. ظل). | ||