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====Consonant Spelling====
====Consonant Spelling====


The consonants are written using their phonemic representations in IPA with the exception of the prenasalised plosives /<sup><small>m</small></sup>b <sup><small>n</small></sup>d <sup><small>ŋ</small></sup>g/, written '''mb''', '''nd''' and '''ngg''' respectively, /ŋ/, written '''ng''' and /j/ written '''y'''. The letter '''r''' is used in some texts to indicate where the tapped or flapped allophone of /d/ appears. This is not consistent, although the Wena bible uses this and many names are spelled this way.  
The consonants are written using their phonemic representations in IPA with the exception of the prenasalised plosives /<sup><small>m</small></sup>b <sup><small>n</small></sup>d <sup><small>ŋ</small></sup>g/, written '''mb''', '''nd''', and '''ngg''' respectively, /ŋ/, written '''ng''', and /j/, written '''y'''. The letter '''r''' is used in some texts to indicate where the tapped or flapped allophone of /d/ appears. This is not consistent, although the Wena bible uses this and many names are also spelled this way.  


The following table shows the basic pronunciation of each written letter or letter combination.
The following table shows the basic pronunciation of each written consonant or consonant combination.




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