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* When adjacent to any palatal consonant, /l/ may be realized as [ʎ] or [j] | * When adjacent to any palatal consonant, /l/ may be realized as [ʎ] or [j] | ||
* Many speakers — especially younger ones — sonorize plosives when followed by a long vowel or diphthong carrying a high tone (see Pitch Accent below). For example, dēka > nēka, tobyá > tomyá, pyunam > byunam. | * Many speakers — especially younger ones — sonorize plosives when followed by a long vowel or diphthong carrying a high tone (see Pitch Accent below). For example, dēka > nēka, tobyá > tomyá, pyunam > byunam. | ||
* Except sometimes when attempting to enunciate and making the spelling of a word clear, final /s/ and /ɕ/ are realized as [h]. If this occurs because of final /ɕ/, then Y ablaut (see below) is performed on the preceding vowel. | * Except sometimes when attempting to enunciate and making the spelling of a word clear, final /s/ and /ɕ/ are realized as [x~h] and [ç], respectively. If this occurs because of final /ɕ/, then Y ablaut (see below) is performed on the preceding vowel. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||