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* ''t d s'' are lamino-dental and may be slightly velarized. | * ''t d s'' are lamino-dental and may be slightly velarized. | ||
* ''ț z'' are lamino-dental. | * ''ț z'' are lamino-dental. | ||
* | * ''t d z'' may have fricative allophones [θ ð z̪] after vowels. | ||
* Initial ''n'' is dental; initial ''l'' is alveolar. Otherwise ''n l'' are alveolar unless they assimilate (e.g. in the case of n before ''t d s'') or retroflex (when following ''r''). | * Initial ''n'' is dental; initial ''l'' is alveolar. Otherwise ''n l'' are alveolar unless they assimilate (e.g. in the case of n before ''t d s'') or retroflex (when following ''r''). | ||
* /t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ ʃ/ are not labialized unlike in English. They may be alveolopalatal [t͡ɕ t͡ɕʰ ɕ]. | * /t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ ʃ/ are not labialized unlike in English. They may be alveolopalatal [t͡ɕ t͡ɕʰ ɕ]. | ||