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In addition to the pronunciation complexities mentioned above, the letter ƕ has the additional complication of an orthographic convention whereby it is written as <ɧ> when in final position in a word or word segment.
In addition to the pronunciation complexities mentioned above, the letter ƕ has the additional complication of an orthographic convention whereby it is written as <ɧ> when in final position in a word or word segment.


====s====
====ſ, s====


The letter s sports both phonemic and orthographic variation.
The letter s sports both phonemic and orthographic variation.
*It is written as '''s''' when word- or word-segment-final; otherwise it is written as '''ſ'''. (For the purposes of this site, both versions will be written as '''s'''.)
*It is written as '''s''' when word- or word-segment-final; otherwise it is written as '''ſ'''.
**''þas ſeʒlas ſcīn'' ‘the sun’s rays’ [θəs sɛugləs skiːn]
**''þas ſeʒlas ſcīn'' ‘the sun’s rays’ [θəs sɛugləs skiːn]
*It is voiced [z] when intervocalic or after a vowel before a syllabic; otherwise, it is always unvoiced [s].
*It is voiced [z] when intervocalic or after a vowel before a syllabic; otherwise, it is always unvoiced [s].

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