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One of the most salient features of the phonology is the free variation in pronunciation of labiovelar clusters, romanised with additional letters.
One of the most salient features of the phonology is the free variation in pronunciation of labiovelar clusters, romanised with additional letters.
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====Initial====


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!
!
! {{IPA|/kɰ/}}
! {{IPA|/kɰ/ / #_V}}
! {{IPA|/lɰ/}}
! {{IPA|/tɰ/ / #_V}}
! {{IPA|/lɰ/ / #_V}}
|-
|-
! Oral
! Oral
| {{IPA|[~bᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ȹ}} ({{ash|c}} + {{ash|p}})
| {{IPA|[~pᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ȹ}} ({{ash|c}} + {{ash|p}})
| {{IPA|[ɾʷ~ⱱᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ȸ}} ({{ash|d}} + {{ash|b}})
| {{IPA|[tᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|d}}
| {{IPA|[lᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|l}}
|-
|-
! Nasal
! Nasal
| {{IPA|[ŋʷ~mᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ɱ}} ({{ash|m}} + {{ash|ŋ}})
| {{IPA|[ŋʷ~mᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ɱ}} ({{ash|m}} + {{ash|ŋ}})
| {{IPA|[ɾ̃ʷ~ⱱ̃ᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ȸ}} ({{ash|d}} + {{ash|b}})
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|[nᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|n}}
|}
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====Medial====
 
{| class="wikitable"
!
! {{IPA|/kɰ/ / V_V}}
! {{IPA|/tɰ/ / V_V}}
! {{IPA|/lɰ/ / V_V}}
|-
! Oral
| {{IPA|[gʷ~bᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ȹ}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|[ɾʷ~ⱱᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ȸ}} ({{ash|d}} + {{ash|b}})
|-
! Nasal
| {{IPA|[ŋʷ~mᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ɱ}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|[ɾ̃ʷ~ⱱ̃ᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ȸ}}
|}
|}
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====Final====


The forms shown here are medial, but they otherwise follow the same pattern of initial and final forms as the other consonants.
{| class="wikitable"
!
! {{IPA|/kɰ/ / V_##}}
! {{IPA|/tɰ/ / V_##}}
! {{IPA|/lɰ/ / V_##}}
|-
! Oral
| {{IPA|[k̚ʷ~p̚ᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ȹ}}
| {{IPA|[t̚ᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|d}}
| {{IPA|[l̚ᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|l}}
|-
! Nasal
| {{IPA|[ŋ̚ʷ~m̚ᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|ɱ}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|[n̚ᶭ]}}<br />{{ash|n}}
|}
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==Grammar==
==Grammar==
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