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The sound [ʝ], normally represented by '''ǵ''', can also be represented by '''lj'''.
The sound [ʝ], normally represented by '''ǵ''', can also be represented by '''lj'''.
===== Retroflex Consonants =====
The two retroflex consonants [ʂ] and [ʐ] are allophones of [s] and [z] after [r], [ɾ], and [ɹ]. For example, the word '''okorsa''' (of course), is pronounced [okoɾʂa].
The appearance of retroflex consonants elsewhere indicates a word that has been borrowed from Mandarin. The digraph '''rs'' is used to represent [ʂ], and '''rz''' is used for [ʐ]. If a vowel appears before rs or rz and the r is to be silent (indicating that the rs or rz is used to indicate only a retroflex consonant), the vowel must have a grave accent placed over it.
====== Examples ======
'''ỳrzen (爱人)''' [aɪ̯ʐɛn] - lover
<br/>
'''rsan (山)''' [ʂan] - mountain
</br>
'''gwòrsangfa (国上法)''' [gʷoʂaŋfa] - constitution


===== The Grave Accent =====
===== The Grave Accent =====
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