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===Consonants===

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/.

Gammidɡe has a total of 31 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/.

Consonant table:

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|-

| ||Plain Bilabial ||Palatalised Bilabial || Dental || Plain Alveolar || Palatalised Alveolar || Labialised Alveolar || Postalveolar|| Plain Velar || Palatalised Velar || Labialised Velar || Glottal

| ||Plain Bilabial ||Palatalised Bilabial|| Labialised Bilabial || Dental || Plain Alveolar || Palatalised Alveolar || Labialised Alveolar || Postalveolar|| Plain Velar || Palatalised Velar || Labialised Velar || Glottal

|-

| Plosive || /b/|| /bʲ/ ||||/d/ ||/dʲ/ || /dʷ/ || || /ɡ/||/ɡʲ/ || /ɡʷ / ||

| Plosive || /b/|| /bʲ/|| /bʷ/ ||||/d/ ||/dʲ/ || /dʷ/ || || /ɡ/||/ɡʲ/ || /ɡʷ / ||

|-

| Affricate || || || || /tɬ/ || || || /tʃ/ || /kɬ/|||| ||

| Affricate || || |||| || /tɬ/ || || || /tʃ/ || /kɬ/|||| ||

|-

| Fricative|| |||| /θ/ || /ɬ/ || || || /ʃ/ ||/x/ || /xʲ/|| /xʷ/||

| Fricative|| |||||| /θ/ || /ɬ/ || || || /ʃ/ ||/x/ || /xʲ/|| /xʷ/||

|-

| Nasal || /m/ ||/mʲ|| ||/n/ || /nʲ/ || /nʷ/ || || || ||||

| Nasal || /m/ ||/mʲ||mʷ|| ||/n/ || /nʲ/ || /nʷ/ || || || ||||

|-

| Liquid || || |||| /l/ || /lʲ/ || /lʷ/ ||/ɹ/ || || || ||

| Liquid || || |||||| /l/ || /lʲ/ || /lʷ/ ||/ɹ/ || || || ||

|-

| Approximant || || || || || || || || || /j/|| /w/|| /h/

| Approximant || || || || || || || || || || /j/|| /w/|| /h/

|}

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===Vowels===

Gammidɡe has a total of 5 vowel qualities which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is an averaɡe inventory. Gammidɡe has a consonant to vowel quality ratio of 5.8 which, accordinɡ to WALS, is a moderately hiɡh ratio.

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 ===Consonants===
-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/.
+Gammidɡe has a total of 31 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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 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-|  ||Plain Bilabial ||Palatalised Bilabial || Dental || Plain Alveolar || Palatalised Alveolar || Labialised Alveolar || Postalveolar|| Plain Velar || Palatalised Velar || Labialised Velar || Glottal
+|  ||Plain Bilabial ||Palatalised Bilabial|| Labialised Bilabial || Dental || Plain Alveolar || Palatalised Alveolar || Labialised Alveolar || Postalveolar|| Plain Velar || Palatalised Velar || Labialised Velar || Glottal
 |-
-| Plosive || /b/|| /bʲ/ ||||/d/ ||/dʲ/  || /dʷ/ ||  || /ɡ/||/ɡʲ/ || /ɡʷ / ||
+| Plosive || /b/|| /bʲ/|| /bʷ/ ||||/d/ ||/dʲ/  || /dʷ/ ||  || /ɡ/||/ɡʲ/ || /ɡʷ / ||
 |-
-| Affricate || ||  || || /tɬ/ ||  ||  || /tʃ/ ||  /kɬ/||||  ||
+| Affricate || ||  |||| || /tɬ/ ||  ||  || /tʃ/ ||  /kɬ/||||  ||
 |-
-|  Fricative|| |||| /θ/ || /ɬ/ ||  || || /ʃ/ ||/x/  ||  /xʲ/|| /xʷ/||
+|  Fricative|| |||||| /θ/ || /ɬ/ ||  || || /ʃ/ ||/x/  ||  /xʲ/|| /xʷ/||
 |-
-| Nasal || /m/ ||/mʲ|| ||/n/  || /nʲ/ || /nʷ/ ||  ||  ||  ||||
+| Nasal || /m/ ||/mʲ||mʷ|| ||/n/  || /nʲ/ || /nʷ/ ||  ||  ||  ||||
 |-
-| Liquid || ||  |||| /l/ || /lʲ/  || /lʷ/ ||/ɹ/ ||  || || ||
+| Liquid || ||  |||||| /l/ || /lʲ/  || /lʷ/ ||/ɹ/ ||  || || ||
 |-
-| Approximant ||   || ||  ||  ||  ||  || ||  || /j/|| /w/|| /h/
+| Approximant ||  || || ||  ||  ||  ||  || ||  || /j/|| /w/|| /h/
 |}
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 ===Vowels===
 Gammidɡe has a total of 5 vowel qualities which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is an averaɡe inventory. Gammidɡe has a consonant to vowel quality ratio of 5.8 which, accordinɡ to WALS, is a moderately hiɡh ratio.