▁when ▁long , ▁and ▁a ▁more ▁open ▁ ▁when ▁short . ▁ ▁is ▁ ▁when ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁or ▁ ▁when ▁short . ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁do ▁not ▁vary ▁much . ▁ ▁is ▁written ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁orth ography . ▁ ▁Cons on ants ▁X av ante ▁has ▁ten ▁con son ants , ▁. ▁They ▁are ▁realized ▁as , ▁ ▁( ▁var ies ▁between ▁ob stru ent ▁and ▁son or ant , ▁al ve olar ▁and ▁pal atal .) ▁ ▁X av ante ▁is ▁highly ▁unusual ▁in ▁lack ing ▁vel ar ▁con son ants , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁lab io - vel ar ▁approxim ant ▁. ▁At ▁a ▁ph on em ic ▁level , ▁it ▁arg u ably ▁also ▁la cks ▁nas al ▁con son ants , ▁which ▁is ▁less ▁unusual ▁in ▁the ▁Amazon . ▁The ▁language ▁however ▁has ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁allo phony , ▁and ▁nas al ▁stops ▁ ▁appear ▁before ▁nas al ▁v ow els . ▁ ▁Al lo phony ▁With ▁so ▁few ▁ph on em ic ▁contrast s , ▁X av ante ▁allows ▁wide ▁latitude ▁in ▁allo ph ones ▁of ▁its ▁con son ants . ▁▁ ▁P ▁and ▁T : ▁ ▁are ▁asp ir ated ▁ ▁as ▁sy ll able ▁on sets ▁( at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁word , ▁between ▁v ow els , ▁or ▁before ▁/ r /), ▁and ▁un re leased ▁ ▁as ▁sy ll able ▁cod as ▁( at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁word ▁or ▁before ▁a ▁con son ant ▁other ▁than ▁/ r /).