ani ▁take ▁pride ▁in ▁its ▁distinct iveness . ▁The ▁plain ▁vo iced ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁impl os ive ▁ ▁are ▁mostly ▁in ▁complement ary ▁distribution ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁minimal ▁pairs , ▁like ▁ ▁' do ctor ' ▁ ∼ ▁ ▁' mail '. ▁The ▁retro flex ▁impl os ive ▁altern ates ▁with ▁the ▁plain ▁vo iced ▁dent al ▁stop ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁gen itive ▁post position / su ff ix ▁, ▁which ▁takes ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁ ▁when ▁combined ▁with ▁ 1 st ▁or ▁ 2 nd ▁person ▁pron oun s : ▁ ▁' my ', ▁ ▁' your '. ▁ ▁A ▁dent al ▁impl os ive ▁() ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁J hang i ▁dialect , ▁which ▁is ▁character ised ▁by ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁ph on em ic ▁contrast ▁between ▁impl os ives ▁and ▁plain ▁stops , ▁and ▁a ▁preference ▁for ▁impl os ives ▁even ▁in ▁words ▁where ▁S ara iki ▁has ▁a ▁plain ▁stop . ▁The ▁dent al ▁impl os ive ▁in ▁J hang i ▁is ▁art ic ulated ▁with ▁the ▁tongue ▁completely ▁covering ▁the ▁upper ▁teeth . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁present ▁in ▁S ara iki , ▁although ▁ ▁cont ends ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁re construct ed ▁for ▁the ▁earlier ▁language . ▁Its ▁absence ▁has ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁struct ural ▁factors : ▁the ▁forward ▁art ic ulation ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁less er ▁retro flex ion ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Asp ir ated ▁( bre ath y ▁vo iced ) ▁impl os ives ▁occur ▁word