| Traditionally, that distinction is said to be a distinction of fortis and lenis, but it has been claimed to be a distinction of quantity. |
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| English has fortis consonants, such as the p in pat, with a corresponding lenis consonant, such as the b in bat. |
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| In this way, the terms fortis and lenis are convenient in discussing English phonology, even if they are phonetically imprecise. |
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| Because voice is not involved, this is explained as a contrast in tenseness, called a fortis and lenis contrast. |
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| There is a hypothesis that the contrast between fortis and lenis consonants is related to the contrast between voiceless and voiced consonants. |
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| Because lenis consonants are frequently voiceless at the end of a syllable, vowel length is an important cue as to whether the following consonant is lenis or fortis. |
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| In Wagiman, an indigenous Australian language, consonant length in stops is the primary phonetic feature that differentiates fortis and lenis stops. |
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| Arevalo-Herrera M, Soto L, Perlaza BL, Cespedes N, Vera O, Lenis AM, et al. |
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| Beloved brother of Vivian and the late Richard, Ceres, Lenis, Eileen, Raymond and Queenie and a dearly loved uncle. |
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| Agents Andrew Lenis and Celia Goble joined EXR Commercial with him. |
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| Lenis and Missy Clemens are 13 year old slave twins from the Pure Land attached to the airship Hiryu which was being presented to the war lord Shogo lkaru in Shinzo. |
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| Lenis consonants are partly voiced at the beginning and end of utterances, and fully voiced between vowels. |
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