Boazi language

Phonology

• /l/ can fluctuate as sounds [l ~ d ~ ɾ]. Sounds [ɾ] and [d] are more common in word-medial positions.
• /q/ may also be heard as a retracted velar plosive [k̠] in free variation.
• /ᶰq/ can also be heard as a prenasal velar fricative [ᵑɣ] in free variation.
• Sounds /s, z/ tend to become alveolo-palatal [ɕ, ʑ] when in the environment of a high vowel.
• Sounds /v, z/ tend to be devoiced [v̥, z̥] in word-final positions.
• /f/ may be heard in free fluctuation with [θ] within the environment of a high vowel.