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17 Terms

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β

The approximant allophone of /b/

Appears in most contexts except for when preceded by a nasal consonant, or followed by an /R/

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ð

The approximant allophone of /d/

Appears in most contexts except for when preceded by a nasal consonant, an /L/ or succeeded by an /R/

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ɣ

The approximant allophone of /g/

Appears in most contexts except for when preceded by a nasal consonant, or followed by an /R/

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v

Voiced allophone of /f/

Appears before a voiced consonant

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z

Voiced allophone of /s/

Appears before a voiced consonant

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m

Bilabial nasal consonant, sometimes the bilabialised allophone of /n/

Appears before bilabial consonants

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n̪ - (and other phonemes with squares under them)

Dentalised allophone of /n/, appears before dental consonants

Dentalisation marked with n-shaped graph under the letter

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ɱ

Labiodentalised allophone of /n/, appears before labiodental consonants

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n̥ - and other phonemes with circles under them

Interdentalised allophone of /n/, appears before an interdental consonant

Interdentalisation marked with small circle under the letter

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ń - and other consonants with a grave accent

Alveolopalatised allophone of /n/, appears before alveopalatal consonants

Alveopalatal articulation marked with grave accent above the letter

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ɲ (like ñ)

Palatalised allophone of /n/, appears before a palatal consonant

Palatalisation marked with leftward flick at the start of the letter, suggesting the base of the /j/

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ŋ

Velarised allophone of /n/, appears before a verlarised consonant

Velarisation marked with leftward flick at the end of the letter, suggesting the base of the /g/

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l̥

Interdentalised allophone of /l/, appears before an interdental consonant

Interdentalisation marked by small circle under the letter

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l̪

Dentalised allophone of /l/, appears before a dental consonant

Dentalisation marked by n-shaped box under the letter

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Alveopalatalised allophone of /l/, appears before an alveolopalatal consonant

Alveolopalatal articulation marked with grave accent

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ʎ

Sometimes occurs as a palatalised allophone of /l/, appears before a palatal consonant

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r vs ɾ

first is trilled, second is tapped