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===Coda nasal=== |
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The '''coda nasal''' or '''moraic nasal''' is an {{w|archiphoneme}} of syllable-final {{tp|-n}}, sometimes transcribed as '''{{IPA|/N/}}''' and realized as {{IPA|[<nowiki />{{w|Bilabial nasal|m}} ~ {{w|Alveolar nasal|n}} ~ {{w|Palatal nasal|ɲ}} ~ {{w|Velar nasal|ŋ}}<nowiki />]}} depending on context. It can {{w|Assimilation (phonology)|assimilate}} to the {{w|place of articulation}} of the following consonant. |
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⚫ | For example, {{tp|[[anpa]]}} may be pronounced as {{IPA|[ˈa<mark>mp</mark>a]}}; {{tp|[[linja]]}} may be pronounced as {{IPA|['li<mark>ɲj</mark>a]}};<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/828474497865744444/1160900495838294136|name={{tok|jan Juwan}}|username=juwan.|message-type=Informal poll|channel={{tok|sona-kulupu}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|quote=how do you pronounce 'linja'? (multiple answers are fine)"|access-date=12 October 2023}} |
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</ref> and {{tp|ma [[Sonko]]}} (a [[place name]] for {{w|China}}) may be pronounced as {{IPA|[ma ˈso<mark>ŋk</mark>o]}}. |
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Other speakers try to carefully pronounce the coda nasal as its written value {{IPA|[n]}}, just like {{tp|n-}} at the start of a syllable. This is not always consistent between all words, or all instances of pronouncing them, and assimilation is more common in rapid speech. |
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===Palatalization=== |
===Palatalization=== |