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** Early Mandarin velar obstruents ( g, k, h ) and alveolar sibilants ( z, c, s ) become palatal obstruents ( j, q, x ) when a front vowel or glide followed.
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** and Early
In Devonian | Late Devonian vertebrate speciation, descendants of Pelagic zone | pelagic Sarcopterygii | lobe-finned fish – like Eusthenopteron – exhibited a sequence of adaptations: * Panderichthys, suited to muddy shallows ; * Tiktaalik with limb-like fins that could take it up onto land ; * Tetrapod | Early tetrapods in weed-filled swamps, such as: ** Acanthostega which had feet with eight digits, ** Ichthyostega with limbs.
** and Mandarin
** Ho Yeow Sun 何耀珊 ( born in Singapore ; Hakka pronunciation: Ho Rheu San ), Singer ; First and only Asian singer to top the US Billboard Dance Chart and the UK MusicWeek Chart ; Performed the Olympic Hymn, which was sung in Mandarin for the first time, accompanied by a choir of Overseas Chinese from 16 different nationalities for 2008 Beijing Olympics
** Gary Chaw 曹格 ( 1979 -; born in Malaysia ; Hakka pronunciation: Co Get ), Singer ; Winner, Best Male Mandarin Singer, Golden Melody Awards, 2008
** A second language-French, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin I / GCSE or EAL ( English as an Additional Language )
** Tropical Bird House-Red Lory, Roseate Spoonbill, Scarlet Ibis, Pink-headed Fruit Dove, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Jambu Fruit Dove, Wompoo Fruit Dove, Beautiful Fruit Dove, Crested Wood Partridge, Grey Peacock Pheasant, Southern Crowned Pigeon, Nicobar Pigeon, Helmeted guineafowl, Mandarin Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Prevost's Squirrel, and the Blue-and-gold Macaw.
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