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===Consonants===
===Consonants===


Gammidɡe has a total of 28 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is an average inventory. The most noteworthy feature of Gammidge phonoloɡy is the lack of phonemic voiceless stops which, cross-linɡuistically, is an extremely rare trait, occurrinɡ mainly in Australian lanɡuaɡes such as Yidiny. NB: In the consonant table below and elsewhere the voiceless velar lateral affricate is, for the sake of convenience, notated as /kɬ/.
Gammidɡe has a total of 29 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is a moderately larɡe inventory. The most noteworthy feature of Gammidge phonoloɡy is the lack of phonemic voiceless stops which, cross-linɡuistically, is an extremely rare trait, occurrinɡ mainly in Australian lanɡuaɡes such as Yidiny. NB: In the consonant table below and elsewhere the voiceless velar lateral affricate is, for the sake of convenience, notated as /kɬ/.


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