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It says that "Generally, /b, d, ɡ/ are voiced throughout". But aren't those sounds already voiced by definition? Voiced bilabial, alveolar and velar plosives. Or is it that sometimes, in some languages, voiced consonants are not voiced throughout the whole articulation? I tried to read the reference but I didn't find anything about this there. --Importantinformationfromme (talk) 15:25, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Calling pairs like French or English b/p, d/t, g/k "voiced/voiceless" is usually a misnomer (to a different degree in different languages, cf. the previous comment). If this was the only difference, you couldn't tell them apart while whispering. Nowadays they're usually described as "lenis/fortis" 213.134.172.126 (talk) 19:30, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In current pronunciation, /ɲ/ is merging with /nj/. Does it include the word-final position? If so, what is /j/ realized like there? [ʝ], [ç]?
The elided form of the object pronoun l' ('him/her/it') is also realised as a geminate [ll] when it appears after another l to avoid misunderstanding – why "to avoid misunderstanding"? It's the regular pronunciation for this spelling.