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What are the types of "Ge"-sounds in the East Slavic languages?

I heard the Russian Г (твёрдое Г) (год), Russian palatalized Г (мягкое Г) (мозги) and Belarusian Г (гэты). Does this list describe all types of "Г"-sounds in Eastern Slavic languages?

More precisely:

    • Do some (especially borrowed) words in the Belarusian language use the "Russian Г" sound (Гузік)?
    • It is considered outdated to use the letter Ґ (Ґузік) for that sound, isn't it?
    • Do Ukrainian Г and Belarusian Г have the same pronunciation?
    • Do Ukrainian Ґ [Belarusian Ґ] and Russian Г have the same pronunciation?
  1. There is "alternative sound of Г" in some words of the Russian language (ага, угу, бог, господь). What type of Г is it?

I hope such "barbaric" description of sounds is understandable. Ideally, the answer should use and explain all kinds of Ge through the International Phonetic Alphabet.

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