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/ɲ/ is the only consonant that cannot appear in a coda position; typically, this is circumvented by adding /ɛ/ or /a/ postpositionally, so ''{{bm|grin}}'' becomes ''{{bm|grinyeh}}''. | /ɲ/ is the only consonant that cannot appear in a coda position; typically, this is circumvented by adding /ɛ/ or /a/ postpositionally, so ''{{bm|grin}}'' becomes ''{{bm|grinyeh}}''. | ||
====Nasal assimilation==== | ====Nasal assimilation==== | ||
"'''Nasal assimilation'''" in Bemé refers to a [[w:Sandhi|sandhi]] process where the [[w:Voiced alveolar nasal|alveolar nasal]] /n/ is shifted to a different nasal before certain [[w:Obstruent consonants|obstruents]]. This process varies among Bemé dialects; the differences between major dialects are shown in the following table. | "'''Nasal assimilation'''" in Bemé refers to a [[w:Sandhi|sandhi]] process where the [[w:Voiced alveolar nasal|alveolar nasal]] /n/ (corresponding with the graphemes ⟨Nn⟩) is shifted to a different nasal before certain [[w:Obstruent consonants|obstruents]]. This process varies among Bemé dialects; the differences between major dialects are shown in the following table. | ||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | ||
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | !! colspan=14 | Obstruents | ! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | !! colspan=14 | Obstruents | ||