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t, as in French, without aspiration. 



/', aspirated before e and . 



n, as in English. 



y, palatal sonant nasal, as ng in sing. 



k, palatal stop; like /, frequently aspirated before e and i. 



q, velar stop; in southern Labrador dialect often replaced by y. 



s, voiceless s; replaced in southern Labrador dialect by c, as sh in should. 



I, as in English. 



I, lateral surd spirant (rare): cf. Alaskan thl (Barnum). 



y, as j in German ja. 



f and Y, palatal and uvular voiced spirants. 



* and y, palatal and uvular voiceless spirants. 



h, initial breathing; replaces k in southern Labrador dialect. 



Affricatives: 



tc, as ch in church. 



is, as in nuts. 



dj, as dg in trudge. 



Accents: 



% lengthened consonant or vowel. 

 ', main stress. 



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