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*{{legend|#5cfac0|Present in Šonoowis and in Southern Eihtoomis. In other dialects *š becomes [s].}} | *{{legend|#5cfac0|Present in Šonoowis and in Southern Eihtoomis. In other dialects *š becomes [s].}} | ||
When /j/ precedes a consonant, it becomes palatalized. In most dialects /j/ then disappears. For example the name of the language is often pronounced [ka.ˈlʲa.he.kʷe] with a palatalized (or even a trully palatal /l/). In Eihtoomis plain velars also palatalize before /i(ː)/ and become [t͡ʃ]. A unique combination is ''"hy"'' which is almost always pronounced [ç], but that sound is rare, for example: ''lyahyi'' "rime" is [lʲaçɪ]. Whether palatalized consonants are separate phonemes or not is a matter of debate, but there is at least one minimal pair: ''lyoma'' ([ˈlʲo.ma], "hiding") and ''loma'' ([ˈlo.ma], "hammer, obviative") since two consonants in a row are not allowed word-initially in Kalyah. | When /j/ precedes a consonant, it becomes palatalized. In most dialects /j/ then disappears. For example the name of the language is often pronounced [ka.ˈlʲa.he.kʷe] with a palatalized (or even a trully palatal /l/). In Eihtoomis plain velars also palatalize before /i(ː)/ and become [t͡ʃ]. A unique combination is ''"hy"'' which is almost always pronounced [ç], but that sound is rare, for example: ''lyahyi'' "rime" is [lʲaçɪ]. Whether palatalized consonants are separate phonemes or not is a matter of debate, but there is at least one minimal pair: ''lyoma'' ([ˈlʲo.ma], "hiding") and ''loma'' ([ˈlo.ma], "hammer, obviative") since two consonants in a row are not allowed word-initially in Kalyah. | ||
Both plosives and affricates (except ''č'') can be preaspirated between two vowels and word-finally in monosyllabic words, which is marked with "h" before a consonant, for example: ''ahto'' "man", ''fohk'' "leaf", ''iskahceh'' "s/he fed it", ''fiihp'' "lake", ''liihkʷ'' "fire". | Both plosives and affricates (except ''č'') can be preaspirated between two vowels and word-finally in monosyllabic words, which is marked with "h" before a consonant, for example: ''ahto'' "man", ''fohk'' "leaf", ''iskahceh'' "s/he fed it", ''fiihp'' "lake", ''liihkʷ'' "fire"; these are not separate phonemes, however. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||