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*/ɬ, ɮ/ is formally dental lateral fricatives [ɬ̪, ɮ̪], often alveolar [ɬ, ɮ] in colloquial speech. | */ɬ, ɮ/ is formally dental lateral fricatives [ɬ̪, ɮ̪], often alveolar [ɬ, ɮ] in colloquial speech. | ||
*/s, z/ are retracted [s̠, z̠], similar to the Northern/Central Castillan Spanish and Modern Greek counterparts. | */s, z/ are retracted [s̠, z̠], similar to the Northern/Central Castillan Spanish and Modern Greek counterparts. | ||
*/ʟ/ is phonetically a pharyngealized uvular approximant [ʁ̞ˤ] or a backed uvular approximant [ʁ̠̞] which may be pronounced with compressed lips [ʁ̞ˤᵝ~ʁ̠̞ᵝ]; the vocalic quality resembles [ɤ]. It is similar to the Philadelphia English vocalized L | */ŋ, kʰ, ɡ̊/ are usually velar [ŋ, kʰ, ɡ̊], but are often uvular [ɴ, qʰ, ɢ̊] next to /ʀ/ and /ʟ/. | ||
*/ʟ/ is phonetically a pharyngealized uvular approximant [ʁ̞ˤ] or a backed uvular approximant [ʁ̠̞] which may be pronounced with compressed lips [ʁ̞ˤᵝ~ʁ̠̞ᵝ]; the vocalic quality resembles [ɤ]. It is similar to the Philadelphia English vocalized L. (This article uses /ʟ/ for simplicity.) | |||
** It is vocalized in unstressed syllables to [ɤˁ]. | ** It is vocalized in unstressed syllables to [ɤˁ]. | ||
** In classical singing and some dialects [ɫ] is used. | ** In classical singing and some dialects [ɫ] is used. |
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