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Sri Lanka Portuguese
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z - voiced dental/alveolar sibilant fricative
/z/ is often devoiced, but still contrasts with /s/ by its looser constriction.
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Exists (as a major allophone)
Example 41-203:
kaaza
house
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
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Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Feature:
z - voiced dental/alveolar sibilant fricative
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