/m̩/nounThis sound is the reduced pronunciation of several words including ᦢᧁᧈ 'not', ᦖᦱᧅ 'fruit', and ᦢᦱᧁᧈ 'young man'. In writing, the full word is spelled out. In pronunciation they are often reduced to a syllabic /m/. Sometimes they are reduced to silence and the only trace of their presence is a sandhi tone on the following word. See explanation of tone in the introduction9.4.6.1No, not

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