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/h/ is [ɦ] between voiced sounds. Many speakers drop /ʔ/ and /h/ in casual speech. | /h/ is [ɦ] between voiced sounds. Many speakers drop /ʔ/ and /h/ in casual speech. | ||
Voiceless stops /p t k/ are usually unaspirated [p⁼ t⁼ k⁼]. Voiced stops /b d{{den}} d g/ are fully voiced. | Voiceless stops /p t k/ are usually unaspirated [p⁼ t⁼ k⁼]. Voiced stops /b d{{den}} d g/ are fully voiced. Front fricatives /v z/ are by default voiced [v z]; they only devoice to [f s] when followed by an "inherently voiceless" consonant, i.e. one of /p t k ts x h ʔ/. (Thus obstruent voicing assimilation can be said to work like in Slavic languages or Israeli Hebrew.) | ||
/əm ən əl ər/ become [m̩ n̩ l̩ ɐ] in closed unstressed syllables. | /əm ən əl ər/ become [m̩ n̩ l̩ ɐ] in closed unstressed syllables. |
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