New study shows that word-initial consonants are systematically lengthened across diverse ...
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Word-initial consonant lengthening (IMAGE)
An example of word-initial lengthening in Mojeño Trinitario, an Arawakan language spoken in the Amazon region of Bolivia. The word-initial /n/ (100ms) is significantly longer than the /n/ in the ...