Editing Slavey language (section)

====Phonological processes====

The following phonological and phonetic statements apply to all four dialects of Slavey.

* Unaspirated obstruents are either voiceless or weakly voiced, e.g.
** {{IPA|/k/}} → {{IPA|[k]}} or {{IPA|[k̬]}}
* Aspirated obstruents are strongly aspirated.
* Ejectives are strongly ejective.
* When occurring between vowels, ejectives are often voiced, e.g.
** {{IPA|/kʼ/}} → {{IPA|[ɡˀ]}} or {{IPA|[kʼ]}}
* {{IPA|/t͡sʰ/}} is usually strongly velarized, i.e. {{IPA|[tˣ]}}.
* Velar obstruents are palatalized before front vowels, e.g.
** {{IPA|/kɛ/}} → {{IPA|[cɛ]}}
** {{IPA|/xɛ/}} → {{IPA|[çɛ]}}
** {{IPA|/ɣɛ/}} → {{IPA|[ʝɛ]}}
* Velar fricatives may be labialized before round vowels.
** The voiceless fricative is usually labialized, e.g.
*** {{IPA|/xo/}} → {{IPA|[xʷo]}}
** The voiced fricative is optionally labialized and may additionally be deaffricated e.g.
*** {{IPA|/ɣo/}} → {{IPA|[ɣo]}} or {{IPA|[ɣʷo]}} or {{IPA|[wo]}}
* Velar stops are also labialized before round vowels. These labialized velars are not as heavily rounded as labial velars (which occur in Bearlake and Hare), e.g.
** {{IPA|/ko/}} → {{IPA|[kʷo]}}
** {{IPA|/kʷo/}} → {{IPA|[k̹ʷwo]}}
* Lateral affricates are generally alveolar, but sometimes velar, i.e.
** {{IPA|/tɬ/}} → {{IPA|[tɬ]}} or {{IPA|[kɬ]}}
** {{IPA|/tɬʰ/}} → {{IPA|[tɬʰ]}} or {{IPA|[kɬʰ]}}
** {{IPA|/tɬʼ/}} → {{IPA|[tɬʼ]}} or {{IPA|[kɬʼ]}}
* {{IPA|/x/}} may be velar or glottal, i.e.
** {{IPA|/x/}} → {{IPA|[x]}} or {{IPA|[h]}}