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* /ŋ/ is an allophone of /n/ when followed by a velar consonant.


==Orthography==
==Orthography==
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The sounds /j/ and /w/ are represented by "i" and "u" respectfully, making both letters semivowels.
The sounds /j/ and /w/ are represented by "i" and "u" respectfully, making both letters semivowels.
Because the sound /ʃ/ is not native to Sintsiran, loanwords originally containing this sound get borrowed as as <si> or <s>. For example, German ''Schärpe'' became ''siérpa''


==Grammar==
==Grammar==
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