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* Both /t/ and /k/ are unaspirated. | * Both /t/ and /k/ are unaspirated. | ||
* 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/. It may be romanised as either ⟨v⟩ or ⟨w⟩. The former is used here. | ||
* /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]. | * /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]. It may be romanised as either ⟨l⟩ or ⟨r⟩, with the former preferred here. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||