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Consonants /ɳ/, /ɱ/ and /ɴ/ can in some cases be moraic, in which case they are geminated and pronounced as /ɳ:/, /ɱ:/ and /ɴ:/. In addition some consonant complexes can be formed. These are /ʈ͡ʂ/, /ʈ͡ɕ/, /ɖ͡ʐ/, /ɖ͡ʑ/, /t͡s/, /ʈɰ<sup>β</sup>/, /ɖɰ<sup>β</sup>/, /ɳɰ<sup>β</sup>/ and /ɳɱ/. | Consonants /ɳ/, /ɱ/ and /ɴ/ can in some cases be moraic, in which case they are geminated and pronounced as /ɳ:/, /ɱ:/ and /ɴ:/. In addition some consonant complexes can be formed. These are /ʈ͡ʂ/, /ʈ͡ɕ/, /ɖ͡ʐ/, /ɖ͡ʑ/, /t͡s/, /ʈɰ<sup>β</sup>/, /ɖɰ<sup>β</sup>/, /ɳɰ<sup>β</sup>/ and /ɳɱ/. | ||
ɳɱ appears only when /ɳ:/ precedes a labiodental /b̪/ or /ɱ/ resulting in /ɳ:/ being pronounced as /ɳɱ/ for phonological reasons. | |||
When followed by /i/, consonants /ʂ/, /ʐ/, /ʈ͡ʂ/ and /ɖ͡ʐ/ can be pronounced as /ɕi/, /ʑi/ /q<sup>j</sup>i/, /ɢ<sup>j</sup>i/, /ħ<sup>j</sup>i/, /ʈ͡ɕi/ and /ɖ͡ʑi/ respectively. | When followed by /i/, consonants /ʂ/, /ʐ/, /ʈ͡ʂ/ and /ɖ͡ʐ/ can be pronounced as /ɕi/, /ʑi/ /q<sup>j</sup>i/, /ɢ<sup>j</sup>i/, /ħ<sup>j</sup>i/, /ʈ͡ɕi/ and /ɖ͡ʑi/ respectively. | ||
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/ɯ<sup>β</sup>/ can be used instead of /u/ regardless of whether /u/ is short or long. The sound itself is compressed and neither rounded nor fully unrounded. It is pronounced like the Japanese u. | /ɯ<sup>β</sup>/ can be used instead of /u/ regardless of whether /u/ is short or long. The sound itself is compressed and neither rounded nor fully unrounded. It is pronounced like the Japanese u. | ||
/ɰ<sup>β</sup>/ is a compressed labiovelar approximant. It can also be symbolized as /w<sup>β</sup>/. It is pronounced like the Japanese w. | /ɰ<sup>β</sup>/ is a compressed labiovelar approximant. It can also be symbolized as /w<sup>β</sup>/. It is pronounced like the Japanese w. | ||
/o:/ can be pronounced as /u:/ sometimes because the two sounds are similar. This occurs only in syllables with double o, such as "woo" | |||
Sometimes /ɖ͡ʐ/ can be pronounced as /ʐ/ or /ɖ͡ʐ~ʐ/. | Sometimes /ɖ͡ʐ/ can be pronounced as /ʐ/ or /ɖ͡ʐ~ʐ/. | ||
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/äu/ also pronounced as /äɯ<sup>β</sup>/ or /äʊ/ (rare) | /äu/ also pronounced as /äɯ<sup>β</sup>/ or /äʊ/ (rare) | ||
/äə/ (very rare) | |||
==Phonetic transcription== | ==Phonetic transcription== |