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===Consonants===
<sup>Superscript text</sup>===Consonants===


Avalonian has a total of 30 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a moderately high inventory. The most striking features of the inventory, according to WALS, are a voicing distinction only in the fricatives, the presence of lateral obstruents and the presence of the initial velar nasal. The consonants are displayed in the table below:
Avalonian has a total of 30 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a moderately high inventory. The most striking features of the inventory, according to WALS, are a voicing distinction only in the fricatives, the presence of lateral obstruents and the presence of the initial velar nasal. The consonants are displayed in the table below:
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|  ||Labial||Central Alveolar||Lateral Alveolar||Palato-Alveolar||Palatal||Plain Velar||Labialised Velar||Glottal
|  ||Labial||Alveolar||Palato-Alveolar||Palatal||Velar||Glottal
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|Plosive||/p/||/t/||||||||/k/||||/ʔ/
|Plosive||/p/||/t/||||||/k/||/ʔ/
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|Fricative||||||||||||||||/h/
|Fricative||||||||||||/h/
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|Nasal||/m/||/n/||||||||/ŋ/||||
|Nasal||/m/||/n/||||||/ŋ/||
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|Liquid||||||/l/||/ɹ̠/||||||||
|Liquid||||/l/||/ɹ̠/||||||
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|Semivowel||||||||||/j/||||/w/||
|Semivowel||||||||||/j/||/w/||
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