The Consonant System

Plosives

/p, b, t, d, k, g/

The ‘voiced’ and ‘voiceless’ plosives are distinctive in White South African English, and voiceless plosives are generally unaspirated in all positions in Broad White South African English, serving as a marker for this subvariety (Lass 2002: 120). Other varieties aspirate a voiceless plosive before a stressed syllable. The contrast is neutralized in Broad.

Broad speakers tend to pronounce /t, d/ with some dentition.