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[[File:Maltcégj-cons.gif|Maltcégj Consonants]] | [[File:Maltcégj-cons.gif|Maltcégj Consonants]] | ||
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=====Stops===== | |||
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Initial stops have a tendency to be aspirated. | Initial stops have a tendency to be aspirated. | ||
=====Affricates===== | |||
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There are eight “pure” affricates in Maltcégj, though none are represented by their own unique character. For more information, see Consonant Clusters, below. | There are eight “pure” affricates in Maltcégj, though none are represented by their own unique character. For more information, see Consonant Clusters, below. | ||
=====Fricatives===== | |||
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=====Nasals===== | |||
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NB: There is no realization of | NB: There is no realization of a nasal as /ŋ/, even before a velar obstruent. In many cases, an epenthetic <e> may intervene between <n> and a velar (e.g. ''hánek'' ‘grandfather’, from ''Hank''), but even when it does not, the letters are pronounced independently (e.g. ''gýnko'' /'gɪn.ko/ ‘ginko’, not **/'gɪŋ.ko/). | ||
=====Liquids===== | |||
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<nowiki>**</nowiki> While technically liquids, <ʌ> and <ʀ> never occur non-syllabically, and are better treated as vowels. | <nowiki>**</nowiki> While technically liquids, <ʌ> and <ʀ> never occur non-syllabically, and are better treated as vowels. | ||
=====Glides===== | |||
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=====Vowels===== | |||
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=====Syllabic Liquids===== | |||
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<ʌ> and <ʀ> are considered vowels in Maltcégj and never occur non-syllabically. However, they are not subject to the same diacritic rules for other non-diphthongs as other vowels (though they are still marked when stressed). | <ʌ> and <ʀ> are considered vowels in Maltcégj and never occur non-syllabically. However, they are not subject to the same diacritic rules for other non-diphthongs as other vowels (though they are still marked when stressed). | ||
=====Diphthongs===== | |||
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