can only be realised as /?/ in intervocalic position, example; [dép] + [úf?k] = [dé?úf?k]. If it is, however, immediately followed by a consonant, it occurs as a released stop phonetically, as in these examples:

(or ?) does not form minimal pairs with and so is likely to be an allophone.

: [i.kop.ke] (he hasn't heard)
: [n.dep.ke] (I haven't bought)

Like /b/, /t/ and /k/ are unreleased in final positions. Thus, phonetically we have the following:

: [bet] (wait)

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