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**The sequence /ŋɽ/ may become a retroflex lateral nasal [ɳᶩ] or, for some speakers, even a weak retroflex click [ᵑǃ˞]. | **The sequence /ŋɽ/ may become a retroflex lateral nasal [ɳᶩ] or, for some speakers, even a weak retroflex click [ᵑǃ˞]. | ||
**/ɬɽ, ɮɽ/ may further simplify to [ꞎ, ɮ], giving those allophones phonemic status. | **/ɬɽ, ɮɽ/ may further simplify to [ꞎ, ɮ], giving those allophones phonemic status. | ||
*/s, z/ are alveolar retracted [s̠, z̠], similar to the Northern/Central Castillan Spanish and Modern Greek counterparts. They have retroflex allophones [ʂ, ʐ] | */s, z/ are alveolar retracted [s̠, z̠], similar to the Northern/Central Castillan Spanish and Modern Greek counterparts. They have retroflex allophones [ʂ, ʐ] next to /ɺ˞~ɭ/. | ||
*/ŋ, kʰ, k/ are usually velar [ŋ, kʰ, k], but are often uvular [ɴ, qʰ, q] next to /ʀ~ʟ/. /kʰʀ/ becomes an affricate or a trilled affricate [qχ]. | */ŋ, kʰ, k/ are usually velar [ŋ, kʰ, k], but are often uvular [ɴ, qʰ, q] next to /ʀ~ʟ/. /kʰʀ/ becomes an affricate or a trilled affricate [qχ]. | ||
*/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/. | ||