Taos when followed by is typically raised (i.e. is phonetically ), Taos is phonetically a closer match to NM Spanish low . Thus, NM Spanish compadre is borrowed as ('one's child's godfather' absolute) (with > ). Taos is a better match than for NM Spanish (phonetically ) because Taos is restricted to affixes in native Taos words. Another common process is the insertion of after in New Mexican Spanish words ending in , as native words in Taos cannot have syllables ending in . The other NM Spanish phonemes are nativized as similar phonemes in Taos: NM Spanish > Taos , NM Spanish > Taos , NM Spanish > Taos (but see above for NM Spanish sequence ), NM Spanish > Taos , NM Spanish > Taos , NM Spanish > Taos , NM Spanish > Taos , NM Spanish > Taos . Later borrowing, which has been subject to less alteration, has led to the development of , word‑initial voiced stops , syllable‑final , and consonants clusters . The word‑internal cluster is reduced to in Taos, as in NM Spanish maestro > Taos ('teacher') — the cluster was reduced further to just as in one speaker, a reflection of the older pattern where cannot be syllable‑final. See also Taos language Notes Bibliography Taos language Native American phonologies