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* Fricatives /ɸ s ʃ θ/ become voiced [β z ʒ ð] in morpheme-final position. | * Fricatives /ɸ s ʃ θ/ become voiced [β z ʒ ð] in morpheme-final position. | ||
* The postalveolar fricatives and affricate /(t)ʃ ʒ/ | * The postalveolar fricatives and affricate /(t)ʃ ʒ/ usually are pronounced as palato-alveolar [(t)ɕ ʑ]. The voiced equivalents to /ʃ tʃ/ both are written differently to their unvoiced counterpart, but are usually pronounced [dʑ] in onset position, and [ʑ] in coda position, so these phonemes are merged. | ||
* Many phonemes, particularly /s z k g x/, palatalize to [ɕ ʑ c ʒ ç] when before /j/. | |||
* The voiced velar fricative /ɣ/ is commonly pronounced uvular [ʁ], and may even be a uvular trill [ʀ]. | * The voiced velar fricative /ɣ/ is commonly pronounced uvular [ʁ], and may even be a uvular trill [ʀ]. | ||
* Approximants /j w ɺ/ tense to suave fricatives [ʝ ɣʷ ɮ] in intervocalic stressed position. In some dialects, this fricated pronunciation for /ɺ/ is actually closer to [ð]. | * Approximants /j w ɺ/ tense to suave fricatives [ʝ ɣʷ ɮ] in intervocalic stressed position. In some dialects, this fricated pronunciation for /ɺ/ is actually closer to [ð]. | ||