•Temein languages contrast retroflex d/t/r with their normal
counterparts
•There may be a contrast
between ɓ/ɗ and b/d but this is not well established; this could be free variation as is common
in Niger-Congo
•ɖ/ð are usually
allophones as s/ʃ
•final –k is often unreleased or realised as a
glottal stop
•Geminate
consonants occur in These as follows;
•Nouns /ʈʈ/, /nn/, /mm/, /ll/, /ss/
•Verbs
/pp/, /kk/, /ʈʈ/, /ɽɽ/,
/ll/
•Adjectives /ll/, /rr/