/ɕ/ may also be heard as [s] in free variation. In word-final position, it can be approximantized as [ɕ̞].
/ɾ/ can be heard as [l] in word-final position.
Prenasalization is said to also occur among voiced stops /b, d, d͡ʑ, ɡ/ in word-initial and intervocalic positions as [ᵐb, ⁿd, ᶮd͡ʑ, ᵑɡ].
Stop sounds /p, t, k/ in word-final position are heard as unreleased [p̚, t̚, k̚].
/h/ is heard as labialized [hʷ] when occurring anywhere within the position of /u/, and heard as a fronted velar [x̟] when occurring in the position of /i/.
Consonant fronting
Consonant fronting as well as laminalizing occurs among the following consonants when anywhere within the position of /i/. The allophones are heard as following:
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