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*/x, ɣ/ palatalize to [ç, j] before /iː yː ɪ ʏ eː øː ɛ œ/. | */x, ɣ/ palatalize to [ç, j] before /iː yː ɪ ʏ eː øː ɛ œ/. | ||
*The retroflex liquid /ɽ~ɺ˞~ɭ/: | *The retroflex liquid /ɽ~ɺ˞~ɭ/: | ||
**The [ɽ~ɺ˞] allophone occurs before vowels; [ɺ˞] predominates after /s z/. The sequence /ŋɺ/ may become a retroflex lateral nasal [ɳᶩ] or, for some speakers, even a weak retroflex click [ᵑǃ˞]. | **The [ɽ~ɺ˞] allophone usually occurs before vowels; [ɺ˞] predominates after /s z/. The sequence /ŋɺ/ may become a retroflex lateral nasal [ɳᶩ] or, for some speakers, even a weak retroflex click [ᵑǃ˞]. | ||
** | **After vowels the [ɭ] allophone is always used. | ||
*The uvular liquid /ʀ~ʟ/: | *The uvular liquid /ʀ~ʟ/: | ||
**The [ʀ] allophone occurs before consonants. It is a trill [ʀ] in careful speech, and a fricative [ʁ] in casual speech which devoices to [χ] after an aspirate or another fricative. | **The [ʀ] allophone occurs before consonants. It is a trill [ʀ] in careful speech, and a fricative [ʁ] in casual speech which devoices to [χ] after an aspirate or another fricative. | ||