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!Alveolar
!Alveolar
!Post-alveolar
!Post-alveolar
!Dorsal
!Palatal
!Velar
!Uvular
!Glottal
!Glottal
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|d<ref>/d/ is devoiced at the ends of words as /t/.</ref>
|d<ref>/d/ is devoiced at the ends of words as /t/.</ref>
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|g<ref>/g/, not present in Continental Dutch, exists in Amerikaens due to the influence of English and French.</ref>
|g<ref>/g/, not present in Continental Dutch, exists in Amerikaens due to the influence of English and French.</ref>
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|χ<ref>Merger of /ɣ/ and /x/. Before /j/, it can be fronted to /ç/.</ref>
|χ<ref>Merger of /ɣ/ and /x/. Before /j/, it can be fronted to /ç/.</ref>
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! colspan="2" |Rhotic
! colspan="2" |Rhotic
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| colspan="5" |r<ref>[ʁ] and [ɾ] are common allophones among some speakers.</ref>
| colspan="3" |r<ref>[ʁ] and [ɾ] are common allophones among some speakers.</ref>
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Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Post-alveolar Dorsal Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d[1] g[2]
Fricative voiceless f s ʃ χ[3] h
voiced[4] (v) (z) (ʒ) (ɦ)
Approximant w[5] l j
Rhotic r[6]
  1. /d/ is devoiced at the ends of words as /t/.
  2. /g/, not present in Continental Dutch, exists in Amerikaens due to the influence of English and French.
  3. Merger of /ɣ/ and /x/. Before /j/, it can be fronted to /ç/.
  4. Voiced fricatives are generally devoiced by the majority of Amerikaens speakers.
  5. Due to influence from French and English, the original Dutch /ʋ/ came to be realised as /w/.
  6. [ʁ] and [ɾ] are common allophones among some speakers.