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| n | | n | ||
| | | ŋ* | ||
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! rowspan="2" | Plosive | ! rowspan="2" | Plosive | ||
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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== | ||