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*All sonorants can be syllabic. | *All sonorants can be syllabic. | ||
**Syllabic [β] and [ɉ] are fricated in most regions and in standard and Royal Knrawi. | |||
*Alveolar consonants become bilabial adjacent to /m/, /ʊ/, and labialized consonants. | *Alveolar consonants become bilabial adjacent to /m/, /ʊ/, and labialized consonants. | ||
*In most regions /k̟ˣ/ and /x̟ˣ/ are realized as [t͡ʃˣ] and [ʃˣ]. | *In most regions /k̟ˣ/ and /x̟ˣ/ are realized as [t͡ʃˣ] and [ʃˣ]. | ||
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*The conditions for approximants being realized as fricatives varies by region. | *The conditions for approximants being realized as fricatives varies by region. | ||
**In standard Knrawi they are realized as fricatives on word boundaries and after non-syllabic vowels. | **In standard Knrawi they are realized as fricatives on word boundaries and after non-syllabic vowels. | ||
*[β̞] and [w] (but not [β | *[β̞] and [w] (but not [β]) are merged in most regions and in standard Knrawi. | ||
**In standard Knrawi the merged value is [w]. | **In standard Knrawi the merged value is [w]. | ||
*In some regions, | *In some regions, | ||