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1. All coronals are alveolar.
1. All coronals are alveolar.


2. Lanakwa has 17 consonants which, according to the World Atlas of Language Structures, is a moderately small inventory. The most notable feature, according to WALs, is the presence of a dental fricative.
2. Lanakwa has 14 consonants which, according to the World Atlas of Language Structures, is a small inventory. There is considerable allophony which brings the number of distinct phones to 22. The most notable feature, according to WALs, is the presence of a dental fricative.


==2. Vowels==
==2. Vowels==