Syllabic nasals … Always: assimilation of syllabic n to ŋ after a velar stop (/k,g/): fragen, sagen, Haken: -[gŋ], [k ŋ] Frequent in normal speech: assimilation of syllabic n to m - After a bilabial stop /m, p/ : leben, neben, Mappen [bm], [pm]
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