% We closely follow the Handbook of the International Phonetic Association (Slovene)


% Before voiceless obstruents and in word-final position (unless they are followed by a word-initial voiced obstruent)
% voiced obstruents are completely devoiced.
::voicedObs:: = b|d|ɡ|dʒ|z|ʒ
::voicelessObs:: = p|t|k|ts|tʃ|f|s|ʃ
b -> p / _ #
d -> t / _ #
ɡ -> k / _ #
dʒ -> tʃ / _ #
z -> s / _ #
ʒ -> ʃ / _ #
b -> p / _ (::voicelessObs::)
d -> t / _ (::voicelessObs::)
ɡ -> k / _ (::voicelessObs::)
dʒ -> tʃ / _ (::voicelessObs::)
z -> s / _ (::voicelessObs::)
ʒ -> ʃ / _ (::voicelessObs::)


% /s, z, ts/ when followed by /ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/ assimilate or coalesce to /ʃ, ʒ, tʃ/ respectively
::postalveolar:: = ʃ|ʒ|tʃ|dʒ
s -> ʃ / _ (::postalveolar::)
z -> ʒ / _ (::postalveolar::)
ts -> tʃ / _ (::postalveolar::)
% remove duplicates after assimilation
ʃ -> 0 / _ ʃ
ʒ -> 0 / _ ʒ
tʃ -> 0 / _ tʃ


% We focus on phonemic (not phonetic) transcriptions, so we skip allophones.
% The nasal /n/ is pronounced as velar [ŋ] before /k, ɡ, x/.
% Nasals, /m, n/, are pronounced as labiodental /ɱ/ before /f, ʋ/
% Allophonic variants of the approximant /ʋ/