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


Magellanican has a total of 16 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a moderately small inventory. The most striking feature of the inventory, according to WALS, are the presence of a lateral obstruent and the initial velar nasal. The consonants are displayed in the table below:
Magellanican has a total of 11 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 a lateral obstruent and the initial velar nasal as well as the absence of phonemic fricatives The consonants are displayed in the table below:


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|Fricative||/ʍ/||/ʂ/||/ɬ/||/ç/||
|Fricative||/ʍ/||/ʂ/||/ɬ/||/ç/||
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|Nasal||/m/||/n/||||/ŋ/||
|Nasal||/m/||/n/||||/ŋ/||
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