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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Magellanican has a total of | Magellanican has a total of 16 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 the existence of an initial velar nasal and lateral obstruents, and the total lack of bilabial consonants and phomemic fricatives. The consonants are displayed in the table below: | ||
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|Continuant||/l/||/lʲ/||/lʷ/||/h/†||/j/||/w/ | |Continuant||/l/||/lʲ/||/lʷ/||/h/†||/j/||/w/ | ||
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|Affricate||/tɬ/||||||/kx/|||||| | |||
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|Nasal||/n/||||||/ŋ/|||| | |Nasal||/n/||||||/ŋ/|||| | ||