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====Notes on consonants==== | ====Notes on consonants==== | ||
*The sequences /ps/, /ks/, and /qs/ are written in the romanisation as ''ψ'', ''x'', and ''ξ'' respectively, to reflect native orthography. | |||
*The voiceless stops are aspirated alophonically in the onset of stressed syllables. | *The voiceless stops are aspirated alophonically in the onset of stressed syllables. | ||
*The nasal consonant /n/ assimilates to the place of articulation of the following stop, so that /nk/ or /nqʷ/ for example become /ŋk/ and /ɴʷqʷ/. Before fricatives, /n/ is deleted, and the proceeding vowel is lengthened and nasalised. These processes apply between word boundries as well. Word final /n/ as part of case and personal markers is elided before a word starting with a vowel, fricative, approximate, or before a [[w:Pausa|pausa]]. | *The nasal consonant /n/ assimilates to the place of articulation of the following stop, so that /nk/ or /nqʷ/ for example become /ŋk/ and /ɴʷqʷ/. Before fricatives, /n/ is deleted, and the proceeding vowel is lengthened and nasalised. These processes apply between word boundries as well. Word final /n/ as part of case and personal markers is elided before a word starting with a vowel, fricative, approximate, or before a [[w:Pausa|pausa]]. | ||