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*/tʃ dʒ ʃ/ are labialized [tʃʷ dʒʷ ʃʷ], as in English.
*/tʃ dʒ ʃ/ are labialized [tʃʷ dʒʷ ʃʷ], as in English.
*/kʷ xʷ/ can occur in coda, unlike /Cw/ combinations.
*/kʷ xʷ/ can occur in coda, unlike /Cw/ combinations.
*/ʕ/ is a relatively weak approximant like the Sephardi Hebrew /ʕ/; it's not as strong as the Arabic /ʕ/. When less careful, postvocalic /ʕ/ may be nasalized [ʕ̃], the nasalization affecting adjacent vowels.
* /ħ/ is a voiceless epiglottal fricative.
* /ʕ/ is an epiglottal approximant.
*The cluster /ʕʔ/ is realized as [ʡ].
*The cluster /ʕʔ/ is realized as [ʡ].
*[p z] are found allophonically as allophones of /b s/. Otherwise /p z g/ are only used in loanwords from English and other languages.
*[p z] are found allophonically as allophones of /b s/. Otherwise /p z g/ are only used in loanwords from English and other languages.
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