| | p͡f | | `vls` `bld` `afr` | | | p͡f | | `vls` `bld` `afr` | | ||||
| | b͡v | | `mdv` `bld` `afr` | | | b͡v | | `mdv` `bld` `afr` | | ||||
| ##### Gemination | |||||
| ### Gemination | |||||
| Gemination is found in several languages including Italian and Japanese. | Gemination is found in several languages including Italian and Japanese. | ||||
| It is also present in the suprasegmental phonology between words such as | It is also present in the suprasegmental phonology between words such as | ||||
| distinction is not needed to classify these vowels, so is not included in the | distinction is not needed to classify these vowels, so is not included in the | ||||
| above table. | above table. | ||||
| #### Positioning Diacritics | |||||
| ### Positioning Diacritics | |||||
| The following IPA diacritics are only used by eSpeak NG to fill out positions | The following IPA diacritics are only used by eSpeak NG to fill out positions | ||||
| in the IPA consonant and vowel charts. As such those phonemes are transcribed | in the IPA consonant and vowel charts. As such those phonemes are transcribed |