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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Gammidɡe has a total of 27 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is an average 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. | Gammidɡe has a total of 27 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is an average 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: the voiceless velar lateral affricate is notated as /kɬ/ in the table below, and elsewhere, for the sake of convenience. | ||
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| Plosive || /b/ ||||/d/ ||/dʲ/ || /dʷ/ || || /ɡ/||/ɡʲ/ || /ɡʷ / || | | Plosive || /b/ ||||/d/ ||/dʲ/ || /dʷ/ || || /ɡ/||/ɡʲ/ || /ɡʷ / || | ||
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| Affricate || || || /tɬ/ || || || /tʃ/ || / | | Affricate || || || /tɬ/ || || || /tʃ/ || /kɬ/|||| || | ||
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| Fricative|| || /θ/ || /ɬ/ || || || /ʃ/ ||/x/ || /xʲ/|| /xʷ/|| | | Fricative|| || /θ/ || /ɬ/ || || || /ʃ/ ||/x/ || /xʲ/|| /xʷ/|| | ||