41. Sesotho has a relatively large number of affricates . 42. In the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages it is used for the supposed affricate . 43. There is considerable use of affricate sounds / t? / not used in English. 44. These both contrast with alveolo-palatal affricates . 45. The geminate affricate " * cc " generally remains, often spelled. 46. Initial affricates and fricatives become final plosives. 47. Some scholars use the symbol to transcribe the laminal variant of the voiceless retroflex affricate . 48. Some scholars use the symbol to transcribe the laminal variant of the voiced retroflex affricate . 49. It contrasts palatal lateral fricatives and affricates . 50. It occurs in languages such as Mandarin Chinese, sibilant equivalent of voiceless palatal affricate .
