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Unlike in English, /ŋ/ can appear in onset positions, such as in '''''ng'''os'' "nose". Onset /ŋ/ can also appear in free variation with onset /n/ in ''kriyal''/basilectal varieties, so words like '''''n'''ani'' "old lady, nanny" may become '''''ng'''ani''. The palatal nasal /ɲ/ usually occurs when differentiating between words that would be homophones in standard English, e.g. ''nap'' vs ''[[wikt:knap#Verb|knap]]'', which in Bemé became '''''n'''ap'' "rest (v.)" and '''''ny'''ap'' "punch (v.)". | Unlike in English, /ŋ/ can appear in onset positions, such as in '''''ng'''os'' "nose". Onset /ŋ/ can also appear in free variation with onset /n/ in ''kriyal''/basilectal varieties, so words like '''''n'''ani'' "old lady, nanny" may become '''''ng'''ani''. The palatal nasal /ɲ/ usually occurs when differentiating between words that would be homophones in standard English, e.g. ''nap'' vs ''[[wikt:knap#Verb|knap]]'', which in Bemé became '''''n'''ap'' "rest (v.)" and '''''ny'''ap'' "punch (v.)". | ||
[[w:Syllabic consonant|Syllabic]] /l̩/ appears in a few words, such as ''Beyb'''l''''' [[IPA for Bemé|[bei̯bl̩]]] "Bible" | [[w:Syllabic consonant|Syllabic]] /l̩/ appears in a few words, such as ''Beyb'''l''''' [[IPA for Bemé|[bei̯bl̩]]] "Bible" and ''teyb'''l''''' [[IPA for Bemé|[tei̯bl̩]]] "table". | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||