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Voiceless stops have voiced allophones {{IPA|[b d d͜zd͡z ɡʲ ɡʷ ɢ]}}. The pre-velar obstruents become velar before {{IPA|/s/}} and {{IPA|/l/}}.

The lax glottalized stops "display a creaky voice quality at the margin of the vowel in pretonic (and syllable-final) environments."<ref name=JIPA/>

The glottalized consonants may be [[ejective]] in word-initial position, but otherwise "are characterized by glottal closure preceding the oral closure." The ejective allophones are [[lenis]], and are therefore sometimes perceived as voiced. Lenis ejectives are unusual for the area, but are also found in neighboring [[Witsuwitʼen language|Witsuwitʼen]]. The glottalized sonorants are preglottalized even in word-initial position. Glottalization ranges from a full glottal stop {{IPA|[ʔC]}} to creaky voice {{IPA|[C̰]}}.<ref name=IPA/>