Editing Voiced alveolar fricative (section)

====Non-retracted alveolar====
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!colspan=2| Language !! Word !! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]!! Meaning !! Notes
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|colspan=2| [[Adyghe language|Adyghe]] || {{lang|kbd-Cyrl|[[Cyrillic script|'''з'''ы]]}} || {{Audio-IPA|Ady-зы.ogg|[ˈzə]}}|| 'one'||
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|colspan=2| [[Albanian language|Albanian]]|| {{lang|sq|[[Albanian alphabet|'''z'''jarr]]|italic=yes}} || {{IPA|[zjar]}}|| 'fire'||
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| [[Arabic language|Arabic]] || Standard{{sfnp|Thelwall|1990|p=37}} || {{lang|ar|[[Arabic alphabet|زائِر]]|rtl=yes}}|| {{IPA|[ˈzaːʔir]}}||'visitor'|| See [[Arabic phonology]]
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|colspan=2| [[Assamese language|Assamese]] || {{lang|as|[[Assamese alphabet|'''জ'''লকীয়া]]}} || {{IPA|[zɔlɔkija]}} || 'chili' ||
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|colspan=2| [[Assyrian Neo-Aramaic|Assyrian]]|| ܙܢ̱ܓܐ '''z'''ìga||{{IPA|[ziɡa]}}|| 'bell'||
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|colspan=2| [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || {{lang|bn|[[Bengali alphabet|নামা'''জ''']]}} ||{{IPA|[namaz]}} || '[[Salah]]' || Mostly in loanwords and often replaced by {{IPAblink|dʒ}}. <br> See [[Bengali phonology]]
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|colspan=2| [[Breton language|Breton]]|| {{lang|br|ili'''z'''|italic=yes}} || {{IPA|[iliz]}}|| 'church'||
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|colspan=2| [[Chechen language|Chechen]]|| [[Cyrillic script|'''з'''урма]] / {{lang|ce-Latn|'''z'''urma}} || {{IPA|[zuɾma]}} || 'music'||
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| rowspan=2 | [[Dutch language|Dutch]] || Belgian Standard{{sfnp|Collins|Mees|2003|p=190}} || rowspan=2 | {{lang|nl|[[Dutch orthography|'''z'''eep]]}} || {{Audio-IPA|Nl-zeep (Belgium).ogg|[zeːpʰ]|help=no}} || rowspan=2 | ‘soap’ || Laminal.{{sfnp|Collins|Mees|2003|p=190}} See [[Dutch phonology]]
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| Northern Standard{{sfnp|Collins|Mees|2003|pp=145, 190}}{{sfnp|Gussenhoven|1999|p=75}} || {{Audio-IPA|Nl-zeep.ogg|[zeɪpʰ]|help=no}} || Laminal; may have only mid-to-low pitched friction. It is often [[Voiced alveolar fricative#Retracted alveolar|retracted]] when preconsonantal, after rounded vowels and {{IPA|/r/}}.{{sfnp|Collins|Mees|2003|pp=145, 190}} <br> See [[Dutch phonology]]
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|[[Emilian dialects|Emilian]] ||[[Bolognese dialect|Bolognese]]
|ra'''ṡ'''ån || {{IPA|[raːz̺ʌŋ]}} ||'reason'
|Palatalized apical; may be {{IPAblink|ʐ}} or {{IPAblink|ʒ}} instead.
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|colspan=2| [[English language|English]] || ''[[English orthography|'''z'''oo]]'' || {{Audio-IPA|zoo-pronunciation-audio-nonmulticultural.ogg|[zuː]|help=no}} || 'zoo' || Absent from some Scottish and Asian dialects. See [[English phonology]]
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| colspan="2" | [[Esperanto]] || {{lang|eo|[[Esperanto orthography|ku'''z'''o]]|italic=yes}} || {{IPA|[ˈkuzo]}}|| 'cousin' || See [[Esperanto phonology]]
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|colspan=2| [[Georgian language|Georgian]]{{sfnp|Shosted|Chikovani|2006|p=255}} || {{lang|ka|[[Georgian alphabet|'''ზ'''არი]]}} || {{IPA|[ˈzɑɾi]}} || 'bell' ||
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|[[Greek language|Greek]] || Athens dialect{{sfnp|Adams|1975|p=283}} || {{lang|el|[[Greek alphabet|'''ζ'''άλη]]}} / [[Romanization of Greek|'''''z'''áli'']] || {{IPA|[ˈz̻ali]}}|| 'dizziness' || See [[Modern Greek phonology]]
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|colspan=2| [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] || {{lang|he|[[Hebrew orthography|זאב]]|rtl=yes}} || {{IPA|[zeˈʔev]}}|| 'wolf'|| See [[Modern Hebrew phonology]]
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|rowspan=2|[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
|[[Hindi]]
|{{lang|hi|[[Devanagri|'''ज़'''मीन]]}}
|rowspan=2|{{IPA|[zəmiːn]}}
|rowspan=2|'land'
|rowspan=2|May be replaced in Hindi by {{IPAblink|dʒ}}. See [[Hindustani phonology]]
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|[[Urdu language|Urdu]]
|{{lang|ur|[[nasta'liq|زمین]]|rtl=yes}}
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|colspan=2| [[Japanese language|Japanese]]{{sfnp|Okada|1999|p=117}} || {{lang|ja-Hani|[[kanji|全部]]}} / {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Romanization of Japanese|'''z'''enbu]]}}|| {{IPA|[zembɯ]}}|| 'everything'|| Might be replaced with {{IPAblink|dz}}. See [[Japanese phonology]]
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|colspan=2| [[Kabardian language|Kabardian]] || {{lang|kbd-Cyrl|[[Cyrillic script|'''з'''ы]]}} || {{Audio-IPA|Ady-зы.ogg|[ˈzə]}}|| 'one'||
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|colspan=2| [[Kalaw Lagaw Ya]] || {{lang|mwp-Latn|'''z'''ilami'''z'''}}|| {{IPA|[zilʌmiz]}}|| 'go'||
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|colspan=2| [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] || {{lang|hi|[[Devanagri|ज़ानुन]]}} / {{lang|ur|[[nasta'liq|زانُن]]|rtl=yes}}|| {{IPA|[zaːnun]}}|| 'to know'||
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|colspan="2" | [[Khmer language|Khmer]] || {{lang|km|[[Khmer script|បែលហ្ស៊ិក]]}} / {{Transliteration|km|bêl'''hs'''ĭk}} || {{IPA|[ɓaelzɨk]}} || ''noun'': 'Belgium', 'Belgian(s)'<br />''adjective'': 'Belgian' || See [[Khmer phonology]]
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|colspan=2| [[Konda language (Dravidian)|Konda]]{{sfnp|Emeneau|1970}}{{sfnp|Krishnamurti|2003|p=70}}
| ''sun'''z'''''
| {{IPA|[sunz]}}
| 'to sleep'
|
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|colspan=2| [[Malay language|Malay]] || [[Malay alphabet|''be'''z'''a'']] || {{IPA|[bezə]}} || 'difference' ||
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|colspan=2| [[Maltese language|Maltese]]|| {{lang|mt|[[Maltese alphabet|'''ż'''elu]]|italic=yes}} || {{IPA|[zelu]}}|| 'zeal' ||
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|colspan=2| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]|| {{lang|mr|[[Devanagari|'''ज'''र]]}} || {{IPA|[zər]}}|| 'if' || See [[Marathi phonology]].
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|colspan=2 rowspan=4| [[Nepali language|Nepali]]|| {{lang|ne|[[Devanagari|ह'''जा'''र]]}}|| {{IPA|[ɦʌzäɾ]}}|| 'thousand' ||rowspan=4| Coda and intervocalic allophone of /d͡z/ and /d͡zʱ/.<ref name="pokharel">{{citation|last=Pokharel|first=Madhav Prasad|year=1989|title=Experimental analysis of Nepali sound system|type=PhD|publisher=University of Pune, India}}</ref>
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|{{lang|ne|[[Devanagari|काग'''ज''']]}}|| {{IPA|[käɣʌz]}}|| 'paper'  
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| {{lang|ne|[[Devanagari|बु'''झा'''उनु]]}}|| {{IPA|[buzäu̯nu]}}|| 'to explain'
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| {{lang|ne|[[Devanagari|मा'''झ''']]}} || {{IPA|[mäz]}}|| 'middle'  
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| [[Occitan language|Occitan]] || [[Limousin dialect|Limousin]]|| '''''j'''òune'' || {{IPA|[ˈzɒwne]}}|| 'young' || See [[Occitan phonology]]
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| colspan="2" |[[Persian language|Persian]] || {{lang|fa|رو'''ز'''}}|| [ɾuːz] || 'day' ||
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|colspan=2| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]{{sfnp|Cruz-Ferreira|1995|p=91}} || {{lang|pt|[[Portuguese orthography|ca'''s'''a]]|italic=yes}} || {{IPA|[ˈkazɐ]}}|| 'house'|| See [[Portuguese phonology]]
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|rowspan=2|[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] 
| [[Gurmukhi]]
| {{lang|pa|[[Gurmukhi|ਹ'''ਜ਼ਾ'''ਰ]]}}
|rowspan=2| {{IPA|[həˈzaːr]}}
|rowspan=2| 'thousand'
|rowspan=2|May be replaced by {{IPAblink|dʒ}} in [[Gurmukhi]] (Indian) varieties.
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| [[Shahmukhi]]
| {{lang|pa|[[shahmukhi|ہزار]]|rtl=yes}}
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| rowspan="3" | [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || [[Andalusian Spanish|Andalusian]] ||rowspan=3| {{lang|es|[[Spanish orthography|comuni'''s'''mo]]|italic=yes}} ||rowspan=3| {{IPA|[ko̞muˈnizmo̞]}} ||rowspan=3| '[[Communism]]' ||rowspan=3| Allophone of {{IPA|/s/}} before voiced consonants, when it is not [[Debuccalization|debuccalized]] to {{IPA|[{{IPAplink|h}} ~ {{IPAplink|ɦ}}]}}. Present in dialects which realize {{IPA|/s/}} as a non-retracted alveolar fricative. Before {{IPA|/d/}} it is dental {{IPA|[z̪]}}.
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| [[Latin American Spanish|Latin American]]
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| [[Philippine Spanish|Filipino]]
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|colspan=2| [[Swahili language|Swahili]]|| {{lang|sw|[[Latin script|la'''z'''ima]]|italic=yes}} || {{IPA|[lɑzimɑ]}}|| 'must'||
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| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| [[Jaffna Tamil dialect|Jaffna Tamil]]
| {{lang|sq|[[Tamil script|கடுதா'''சி''']]}}
| {{IPA|[kɐɖuðaːzi]}}
| 'letter'
| Was only reported for 1 speaker in the sample but he pronounced it regularly.<ref>{{cite book 
|first=Kamil
|last=Zvelebil
|title=Some features of Ceylon Tamil
|series=Indo-Iranian Journal
|year=1965
|volume=9
|issue=2
|pages=113–138
|publisher=JSTOR
|jstor=24650188
|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24650188
}}</ref>
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|colspan=2| [[West Frisian language|West Frisian]]{{sfnp|Sipma|1913|p=16}} || {{lang|fy|si'''zz'''e|italic=yes}} || {{IPA|[ˈsɪzə]}} || 'to say' || It never occurs in word-initial positions. See [[West Frisian phonology]]
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|colspan=2| [[Nuosu language|Yi]] || {{lang|ii|[[Yi script|ꍂ]]}} / {{lang|ii|[[Yi script|'''ss'''y]]|italic=yes}} || {{IPA|[zɹ̩˧]}} || 'generation' ||
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|colspan=2| [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] || {{lang|yi|[[Yiddish orthography|'''ז'''ון]]}} / {{lang|yi-Latn|[[Yiddish orthography|'''z'''ien]]|italic=yes}} || {{IPA|[zin]}} || 'son' ||
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| [[Zapotec language|Zapotec]]|| [[Tilquiapan Zapotec|Tilquiapan]]{{sfnp|Merrill|2008|p=108}} || ''guana'''z''''' || {{IPA|[ɡʷanaz]}} || 'went to grab'||
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