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! Nasal | ! Nasal | ||
| m || n || || ŋ || | | m || n || || ŋ || | ||
! | ! ⟨ m n g ⟩ | ||
|- align=center | |- align=center | ||
! Plosive | ! Plosive | ||
| || t || || k || ʔ | | || t || || k || ʔ | ||
! | ! ⟨ t k x ⟩ | ||
|- align=center | |- align=center | ||
! Fricative | ! Fricative | ||
| v || s || ʒ || || h | | v || s || ʒ || || h | ||
! | ! ⟨ v s j h ⟩ | ||
|- align=center | |- align=center | ||
! Lateral | ! Lateral | ||
| || l || || || | | || l || || || | ||
! | ! ⟨ l ⟩ | ||
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* The consonants /t k s/ may be pronounced as voiced /d g z/, especially when non-initial. | * The consonants /t k s/ may be pronounced as voiced /d g z/, especially when non-initial. | ||
* /v/ has a wide range of pronunciation, being essentially anywhere in the realm of [v β ʋ w] although it tightens towards [v] when either of the adjacent vowels is is /u/. | * /v/ has a wide range of pronunciation, being essentially anywhere in the realm of [v β ʋ w] although it tightens towards [v] when either of the adjacent vowels is is /u/. | ||
* /ʒ/ likewise has a range of pronunciations, somewhere in the viscinity of [ʒ ʑ ʐ ʝ]. When either of the adjacent vowels is /i/, /ʒ/ is usually pronounced tenser and less likely to appear as [ʝ]. | * /ʒ/ likewise has a range of pronunciations, somewhere in the viscinity of [ʒ ʑ ʐ ʝ j]. When either of the adjacent vowels is /i/, /ʒ/ is usually pronounced tenser and less likely to appear as [ʝ] or [j]. | ||
* /l/ may be pronounced as a lateral [l], a tap/flap [ɾ] or a lateral flap [ɺ] | * /l/ may be pronounced as a lateral [l], a tap/flap [ɾ] or a lateral flap [ɺ] | ||