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[–] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

These are predictable rules at least. ん assumes the following place of articulation, and high vowels go unvoiced at the end of words or between two unvoiced consonants.

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  • [–] 2 points 23 hours ago (1 child)

    Yep. There are rules. Just trying to make the point that the orthography on its own doesn't 100% accurately tell one everything.

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