In Boie’nen, the /t/ sound is typically realized as a voiceless dental stop [ t̪ ],
In phonetic transcription, the bridge below ( ̪ ) or “dental diacritic“ is used to indicate that a consonant is pronounced with the tongue against the upper teeth, as in the case of dental stops like [t̪] or [d̪].
Boie’nen /t/ is slightly different from the alveolar /t/ sound in English.
The dental /t/ sound in Boie’nen is produced by placing the tongue against the upper teeth, rather than the alveolar ridge. This gives Boie’nen /t/ a distinct quality.
For example, in words like "to’wang" (seed/bone), "taon" (year), “korot” (pinch) or “e-tay” (suspend a line between two points) the /t/ sound is pronounced with this dental articulation.
The voiceless dental stop [t̪] is generally considered the standard pronunciation.