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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Tecklovian has a total of | Tecklovian has a total of 14 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The most striking feature of the inventory, accordong to WALS, is the absence of phonemic fricatives. The consonants are displayed in the table below: | ||
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| || Labial ||Alveolar||Palato-Alveolar||Velar | | || Labial ||Alveolar||Palato-Alveolar||Velar | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Voiceless Stop || /p/ || /t/|| | | Voiceless Stop || /p/ || /t/||¹/tʃ/||/k/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Voiced Stop || /b/ || /d/|| | | Voiced Stop || /b/ || /d/||¹/dʒ/||/ɡ/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Nasal || | | Nasal || ²/m/ || /n/ |||| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Approximant||/w/||/l/|||| | |Voiced Approximant||/w/||/l/|||| | ||
|- | |||
|Voiceless Approximant||/ʍ/||³/ɬ/|||| | |||
|} | |} | ||
1) In some dialects these are /cç, ɟʝ/. | |||
2) In some dialects, /m/ has merged with /n/. | |||
3) Actually /l̥/ but transcribed /ɬ/ for convenience. | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||