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A quadriliteral is a consonantal root containing a sequence of four consonants used to derive the appropriate quadriliteral word form. It is believed that quad-radical roots came about from the agglutination of biliteral roots, although the evidence is lacking since its inception was at the dawn of creation itself. Many quadriliteral roots have special significance. | A quadriliteral is a consonantal root containing a sequence of four consonants used to derive the appropriate quadriliteral word form. It is believed that quad-radical roots came about from the agglutination of biliteral roots, although the evidence is lacking since its inception was at the dawn of creation itself. Many quadriliteral roots have special significance. | ||
The four triads making up the dental and alveolar plosives and fricatives are known to be in use in its construction, shown below the consonant table that follows. | The four triads making up the dental and alveolar plosives and fricatives are known to be in use in its construction, shown below the consonant table that follows. Phonemes in a dotted-blue box are voiced variants. | ||
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! style="" |Nasal | ! style="" |Nasal | ||
| m [m] | |||
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| n [n] | |||
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| | | ԅ [ŋ] | ||
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! style="" |Plosive | ! style="" |Plosive | ||
| p [p] | |||
b [b] | |||
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| t [t] | |||
d [d] | |||
ț [ţ] | |||
| j [dʒ] | |||
t̾ [ʦ] | |||
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| ʾ [ɕ] | |||
| c [k] | |||
g [g] | |||
c̦ [ķ̧] | |||
| q [q] | |||
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| | | ̛ [ʔ] | ||
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! style="" |Fricative | ! style="" |Fricative | ||
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'''NB.''' The fricative sounds [x] and [ɣ] are allophones of the phonemes /k/ and /g/, respectively. | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||