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=====Nasalisation=====
=====Nasalisation=====
The most common process is that of nasalisation of historical syllable final nasal stops, that is, '''m''' /m/ and '''n''' /n/. In the Tsan language, these phonemes have been completely lost in all but the word initial positions and only exist there dialectally. As such, intervocalic nasals nasalise the preceding vowel as well, leaving a glottal stop in its place.
The most common process is that of nasalisation of historical syllable final nasal stops, that is, '''m''' /m/ and '''n''' /n/. In the Tsan language, these phonemes have been completely lost in all but the word initial positions. As such, intervocalic nasal stops nasalise the preceding vowel, leaving a glottal stop in their place. The glottal stop is deleted in word final and pre-consonantal positions.
{{gloss/indexable
|phrase = kshin
|IPA = /kɕin/ → [kɕẽ]
| morphemes = kshin-∅
| gloss = long.N-3SG.PROX.HO
| translation = It is long.
| index = 1
}}{{gloss/indexable
|phrase = transhi
|IPA = /tranɕi/ → [tʀɑ̃ɕi]
| morphemes = transhi-∅
| gloss = mouth.N-3SG.PROX.HO
| translation = It is a mouth.
| index = 2
}}{{gloss/indexable
|phrase = wínda
|IPA = /ɰiːntʼa/ → [ʝẽːtʼa]
| morphemes = wínda-∅
| gloss = hearing.N-3SG.PROX.HO
| translation = It is an ear. (''arch.'')
| index = 3
}}{{gloss/indexable
|phrase = ksuma
|IPA = /ksuma/ → [ksũʔa]
| morphemes = ksuma-∅
| gloss = belly.N-3SG.PROX.HO
| translation = It is a belly.
| index = 4
}}


===Vowels===
===Vowels===