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beginning with voiceless post-alveolar affricate---- / ʤ /
090---------ʤd (final) ------caged, edged, forged, judged, waged
| / m / | / p / | / b / | / f / | / v / | / θ / | / ð / | / n / | / t / | / d / | |||
| / s / | / z / | / l / | / ʧ / | / ʤ / | / ʃ / | / ʒ / | / ŋ / | / k / | / g / | |||
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Note the role (optional) of / ʤ / in replacing / d / + / j / in verbs like "educate" / ˈeʤʊkeɪt / and "graduate" / ˈgræʤʊeɪt /, nouns such as "graduate" / ˈgræʤʊət / and adjectives such as "gradual" / ˈgræʤʊəl /. This type of assimilation is known as coalescence. See Wikipedia on Yod-coalescence.