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The velar nasal is both a phoneme and an allophone. As a phoneme, /ŋ/ can occur in any position in a word, including in the initial position. Before the velar consonants /k/ and /g/, [ŋ] is an allophone of /n/. The phoneme /ŋ/ can never occur before velar consonants. | The velar nasal is both a phoneme and an allophone. As a phoneme, /ŋ/ can occur in any position in a word, including in the initial position. Before the velar consonants /k/ and /g/, [ŋ] is an allophone of /n/. The phoneme /ŋ/ can never occur before velar consonants. | ||
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'''Gemination'''<br /> | |||
Almost all Czecklish consonants can be geminated. This means that certain consonants are pronounced for an audiby longer time than a short consonant. Consonants that cannot be geminated are /h/ and /ɕʷ/. Gemination cannot occur in coda position.<br /> | |||
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'''Voicing and Devoicing'''<br /> | '''Voicing and Devoicing'''<br /> | ||