Sample tokens of consonant mutation (spirantization)
| speaker | form in isolation | form in CM context | gloss |
| ZL | phjeq | ty fjeq | this chicken |
| VA | pyn'x | hyjk vyn'x | hare soup |
| p'arq vyn'x | sturgeon soup | ||
| c'xyf pyn'x | bear soup | ||
| t'om | c'o r'om | fish oil | |
| eGha t'om | cow oil (butter) | ||
| p'arq r'om | sturgeon oil | ||
| tyf | loci ryf | Russian house | |