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k and kk (short and long):
ku-kalira ♫ (to dry up), ku-kkalira ♫ (to be settled)
Pronounced respectively as in “sicker” and “sick cat.” Before i there is a tendency towards palatalization: kintu (thing) sometimes sounding rather like “cintu.” This is not shown in the spelling.

l (never doubled) :
ku-lagira ♫ (to command), liiso ♫ (eye)

m and mm (short and long):
ku-kuma ♫ (to heap up), ku-mma ♫ (to grudge)
Pronounced respectively as in “hammer” and “immodest.”