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Tok Pisin
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ʃ - voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant fricative
/ʃ/ may occur in loanwords, but is normally replaced by /s/.
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Exists only in loanwords
Example 22-216:
shop
shop
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
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Jeff Siegel
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Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
ʃ - voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant fricative
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