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===Consonants===
===Consonants===


Magellanican has a total of 11 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 presence of an initial velar nasal as well as the absence of phonemic fricatives. The consonants are displayed in the table below:
Magellanican has a total of 12 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The most striking feature of the inventory, according to WALS, are the presence of an initial velar nasal. The consonants are displayed in the table below:


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|Continuant||/w/||/ɹ/||/j/||/h/
|Continuant||/w/||/ɹ/||/j/||/h/
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|Fricative||||/s/||||||
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|Nasal||/m/||/n/||/ŋ/||
|Nasal||/m/||/n/||/ŋ/||