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*'''d''' /d/, '''g''' /ɡ/, '''gj''' /d͡ʒ/: devoiced to /t, k, t͡ʃ/ after consonants; devoiced and fricatized to /θ, x, ʃ/ after vowels. | *'''d''' /d/, '''g''' /ɡ/, '''gj''' /d͡ʒ/: devoiced to /t, k, t͡ʃ/ after consonants; devoiced and fricatized to /θ, x, ʃ/ after vowels. | ||
*'''dj''' /z/: devoiced and defricatized to /t͡s/ after nasals; otherwise devoiced to /s/. | *'''dj''' /z/: devoiced and defricatized to /t͡s/ after nasals; otherwise devoiced to /s/. | ||
*'''g''' /j/: devoiced and fricatized to /ʃ/ | *'''g''' /j/: devoiced and fricatized to /ʃ/. | ||
*'''z''' /z/: devoiced to /s/ | *'''z''' /z/: devoiced to /s/. | ||
Loanwords may not undergo fricatization - e.g. ''kitab'' /kɪˈtaːp/ "book". Some speakers may avoid this irregularity by completely replacing the final consonant with its unvoiced counterpart - e.g. ''ketap'' /kəˈtaːp/ (nativized form of ''kitab''). | |||
====Palatalization==== | ====Palatalization==== | ||
All consonants except for ''w, j,'' and ''v'' can be palatalized by adding ''j'' after the consonant. This specific form of palatalization is known as iotation. The originally labiovelar consonants ''hv, kv,'' and ''gv'' are iotated to ''hj, kj,'' and ''gj'' respectively. | All consonants except for ''w, j,'' and ''v'' can be palatalized by adding ''j'' after the consonant. This specific form of palatalization is known as iotation. The originally labiovelar consonants ''hv, kv,'' and ''gv'' are iotated to ''hj, kj,'' and ''gj'' respectively. | ||