allophone

1. Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.

   In some languages, [ʋ] is an allophone of /v/.

   Allophon, Allofon, Phonemvariante

   аллофо́нallofón

2. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.

   Allophoner, Allophone

3. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.

   (Canada)A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language.

1. The sound exists in the language, but only as an allophone.

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2. The sound exists in the language only as an allophone of the phoneme /t/.

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3. The two phones, which initially were allophones of a single phoneme, became distinct phonemes as a result of these sound changes.

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