Phoneme: s
IPA: [s]
s [s]: voiceless alveolar fricative
Word: nisin [nɪsɪn] “I want it"
Description: The voiceless alveolar fricative s [s] is in stem initial position, intervocalic, preceded by a prefix -- the n-perfective 1st person singular prefix. This example demonstrates the strength of consonants in stem initial position.
