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* The velar nasal /ŋ/ cannot occur word initially. | * The velar nasal /ŋ/ cannot occur word initially. | ||
* Except for /ɥ/, labialised palatal consonants such as /cʷ/ are rare. They only occur in loanwords | * Except for /ɥ/, labialised palatal consonants such as /cʷ/ are rare. They only occur in loanwords. Before front vowels, most speakers merge them with labialised velar consonants, and before back vowels, most speakers merge them with plain palatal consonants. | ||
* Retroflex /ɖ/ is only found in loanwords. Many speakers merge it into /d/. | * Retroflex /ɖ/ is only found in loanwords. Many speakers merge it into /d/. | ||