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Phoneme / | Phoneme /ɲ/ appears in the beginning of past participles such as 'nabeat' meaning 'gone', and 'ng' is pronounced as /ɲ/ in words such as kang /kɑɲ/ meaning time. 'Z' is often /ʒ/ in the beginning of words, but also if preceeded by /ɲɑ/. 'S' preceeding a consonant is often pronounced as /ʃ/. 'J' used at the end of a word is pronounced as /i/. | ||
'H' is most often pronounced as /χ/, but also appears /x/ at the end of words, and sometimes /h/ before vowels in the beginning of words. 'H' is also pronounced as /f/ when preceeded by a non-sibilant frigative (such as /χ/ and /θ/) plus vowel: 'dohuho' becomes /doχu:fo/ (meaning 'many sheep'). | 'H' is most often pronounced as /χ/, but also appears /x/ at the end of words, and sometimes /h/ before vowels in the beginning of words. 'H' is also pronounced as /f/ when preceeded by a non-sibilant frigative (such as /χ/ and /θ/) plus vowel: 'dohuho' becomes /doχu:fo/ (meaning 'many sheep'). | ||