Unless it's followed by?
The double bars indicate an elongated S sound.
And the inverted T means to hold the Z.
Unless?
Unless it's followed by three wavy lines, in which case the Z becomes a B.
Exactly.
What a language.
But you spell 'knife' with a K.
I spell 'knife' with an N.
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