Editing Balinese script (section)

==== Assimilation ====
[[Assimilation (linguistics)|Assimilation]] in Balinese occurs within the conjuncts/consonant clusters. Balinese script represents assimilation occurred, however Latin script sometimes may not represent this. In general, [[Alveolar consonant|alveolar]] consonants are assimilated into [[palatal]], [[retroflex]] or [[labial consonant|labial]]. There are more specific descriptions in assimilation combination:<ref name="Pedoman Pasang Aksara Bali">{{cite book|url=http://babadbali.com/aksarabali/pages/pageview.htm|title=Pedoman Pasang Aksara Bali|date=1997|publisher=Dinas Kebudayaan Provinsi Bali|location=Denpasar}}</ref>
* {{lang|ban|ᬦ}} [[alveolar nasal|[n]]] assimilated into {{lang|ban|ᬜ}} [[palatal nasal|[ɲ]]] if succeeded by [[palatal]] consonants, such as consonant cluster ''nc'' {{lang|ban|ᬜ᭄ᬘ}} and ''nj'' {{lang|ban|ᬜ᭄ᬚ}}. For example, word {{lang|ban|wianjana}} is written as {{lang|ban|ᬯ᭄ᬬᬜ᭄ᬚᬦ}} ({{IPA|[wjaɲdʒana]}}), not written as {{lang|ban|ᬯ᭄ᬬᬦ᭄ᬚᬦ}} ({{IPA|*[wjandʒana]}}).
* {{lang|ban|ᬲ}} [[voiceless alveolar sibilant|[s]]] assimilated into {{lang|ban|ᬰ}} [[voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant|[ɕ]]] if succeeded by [[palatal]] consonants, such as consonant cluster ''sc'' {{lang|ban|ᬰ᭄ᬘ}}. For example, word {{lang|ban|pascad}} is written as {{lang|ban|ᬧᬰ᭄ᬘᬤ᭄}} ({{IPA|[paɕcad]}}), not written as {{lang|ban|ᬧᬲ᭄ᬘᬤ᭄}} ({{IPA|*[pascad]}}).
* {{lang|ban|ᬤ}} [[voiced alveolar stop|[d]]] assimilated into {{lang|ban|ᬚ}} [[voiced palato-alveolar affricate| [dʒ]]] if succeeded by [[palatal]] consonants, such as consonant cluster ''dny'' {{lang|ban|ᬚ᭄ᬜ}}. For example, word {{lang|ban|yadnya}} is written as {{lang|ban|ᬬᬚ᭄ᬜ}} ({{IPA|[jadʒɲa]}}), not written as {{lang|ban|ᬬᬤ᭄ᬜ}} ({{IPA|*[jadɲa]}}).
* {{lang|ban|ᬦ}} [[alveolar nasal|[n]]] assimilated into {{lang|ban|ᬡ}} [[retroflex nasal|[ɳ]]] if preceded by [[retroflex]] consonants, such as consonant cluster ''rn'' {{lang|ban|ᬭ᭄ᬡ}}. For example, word {{lang|ban|karna}} is written as {{lang|ban|ᬓᬭ᭄ᬡ}} ({{IPA|[karɳa]}}), not written as {{lang|ban|ᬓᬭ᭄ᬦ}} ({{IPA|*[karna]}}).
* {{lang|ban|ᬲ}} [[voiceless alveolar sibilant|[s]]] assimilated into {{lang|ban|ᬱ}} [[voiceless retroflex sibilant|[ʂ]]] if succeeded by [[retroflex]] consonants, such as consonant cluster ''st'' (ṣṭ) {{lang|ban|ᬱ᭄ᬝ}} and ''sn'' (ṣṇ) {{lang|ban|ᬱ᭄ᬡ}}. For example, word {{lang|ban|dusta}} ({{lang|ban|duṣṭa}}, [[lie]]) is written as {{lang|ban|ᬤᬸᬱ᭄ᬝ}} ({{IPA|[duʂʈa]}}), not written as {{lang|ban|ᬤᬸᬲ᭄ᬝ}} ({{IPA|*[dusʈa]}}).
* {{lang|ban|ᬦ}} [[alveolar nasal|[n]]] assimilated into {{lang|ban|ᬫ}} [[bilabial nasal|[m]]] if succeeded by [[labial consonant|labial]] consonants. For example, word {{lang|ban|tanbara}} is written as {{lang|ban|ᬢᬫ᭄ᬪᬭ}} ({{IPA|[tambʰara]}}), not written as {{lang|ban|ᬢᬦ᭄ᬪᬭ}} ({{IPA|*[tanbʰara]}}).