Nepali

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4-way contrasts of voicing

Many Indo-Aryan languages such as Nepali and Hindi have 4-way contrasts of voicing.

Voiceless unaspirated Voiceless aspirated Voiced Voiced aspirated (murmured/breathy)
pal
("rear")
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pʰal
("throw away")
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bal
("burn")
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bʰal
("forehead")
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