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ll: lateral fricative
ll: lateral fricative


rr: retroflex fricative (these can start words)
rr: uvular fricative (these can start words)


r: alveolar or uvular?
r: uvular


Some accents of Hivantish have r-vocalization/are nonrhotic - word final R surfaces as compensatory lengthening or offglides.
Some accents of Hivantish have r-vocalization/are nonrhotic - word final R surfaces as compensatory lengthening or offglides.