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*The aspiration distinction is neutralized word-finally. | *The aspiration distinction is neutralized word-finally. | ||
*/ʟ/ is phonetically a pharyngealized uvular approximant [ʁ̞ˤ] which may be pronounced with compressed lips [ʁ̞ˤᵝ], like the Philadelphia English vocalized L. This article uses /ʟ/ for simplicity. | */ʟ/ is phonetically a pharyngealized uvular approximant [ʁ̞ˤ] or a backed uvular approximant [ʁ̠̞] which may be pronounced with compressed lips [ʁ̞ˤᵝ~ʁ̠̞ᵝ], like the Philadelphia English vocalized L. This article uses /ʟ/ for simplicity. | ||
*/ʀ/ is a trill [ʀ] in careful speech. It is a fricative [ʁ] or an approximant [ʁ̞] in casual speech which devoices to [χ] word-finally or after an aspirate. The main | */ʀ/ is a trill [ʀ] in careful speech. It is a fricative [ʁ] or an approximant [ʁ̞] in casual speech which devoices to [χ] word-finally or after an aspirate. The main features distinguishing /ʀ/ from /ʟ/ are greater frication and absence of pharyngealization in the former. | ||
====Initial consonant mutations==== | ====Initial consonant mutations==== |
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