Editing Tanacross language (section)

=== Semi-voiced fricatives ===
One of the distinguishing features of Tanacross is the presence of so-called '''semi-voiced''' [[Fricative consonant|fricatives]], a unique type of segment which appear to begin voiceless and transition to fully voiced. Acoustically, semi-voiced fricatives are characterized by lower intensity of high-frequency frication.<ref name="Holton, Gary 2001">Holton, Gary. 2001. Fortis and lenis fricatives in Tanacross Athapaskan. International Journal of American Linguistics 67 (4): 396-414.</ref> Semi-voiced fricatives occur in stem-initial position in lieu of fully voiced fricatives. Even though they are essentially [[Allophone|allophonic]] variants of the voiced fricatives, semi-voiced fricatives are indicated in the practical [[orthography]] via an underscore beneath the corresponding voiceless segment.

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| łii
| 'dog'
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| sh<u>ł</u>ǐig'
| 'my dog' ({{Audio|my dog TCB.ogg|listen}})
|-
|}