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*'''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, zj''' /z, ʒ/: devoiced to /s, ʃ/. | ||
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''). | 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''). | ||