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


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:
Tecklovian has a total of 11 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The most striking features of the inventory, according to WALS, are missing /p, ɡ/ and the absence of phonemic fricatives. The consonants are displayed in the table below:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|  || Labial ||Alveolar||Palato-Alveolar||Velar
|  || Labial ||Coronal||Dorsal||Glottal
|-
|-
| Voiceless Stop || /p/ || /t/||//||/k/
| Voiceless Stop || || /t/||/k/||
|-
|-
| Voiced Stop || /b/ || /d/||/dʒ/||/ɡ/
| Voiced Stop || /b/ || /d/||||
|-
|-
| Nasal || /m/ || /n/ ||||
| Nasal || /m/ || /n/ ||/ŋ/||
|-
|-
|Voiced Approximant||/w/||/l/||||
|Approximant||/w/||/l/||/j/||
|-
|-
|Voiceless Approximant||/ʍ/||¹/ɬ/||||
|Transition||||||||/h/
|}
|}
¹Actually /l̥/ but transcribed here as /ɬ/ for convenience.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===