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Consonant clusters only appear between vowels. The following ones are possible:
Consonant clusters only appear between vowels. The following ones are possible:
* Nasal + stop. The nasal is always pronounced at the same POA as the following stop.
* Nasal + stop. The nasal is always pronounced at the same POA as the following stop.
* /r/ + coronal consonant. These clusters are realised as retroflex consonants, often preceded by a faint /ɻ/.
* /r/ + coronal consonant. These clusters are realised as retroflex consonants, often preceded by a faint [ɻ].
* [ɾχ] and its palatalised variant [ɾç].
* [ɾχ] and its palatalised variant [ɾç].
* [st] and its palatalised variant [ɕt͡ɕ], which, especially in colloquial speech, is often realised as /ɕː/.
* [st] and its palatalised variant [ɕt͡ɕ], which, especially in colloquial speech, is often realised as [ɕː].


Word finally, only the basic variants of /m n ŋ p t k q ɸ s θ ɬ x l/ appear. The word-final consonant which is realised as /x/ in Standard Kunesian is realised as a rhotic in some other varieties.
Word finally, only the basic variants of /m n ŋ p t k q ɸ s θ ɬ x l/ appear. The word-final consonant which is realised as /x/ in Standard Kunesian is realised as a rhotic in some other varieties.