Avalonian: Difference between revisions
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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Avalonian has a total of 25 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is an average inventory. The most striking features of the inventory, according to WALS are a voicing contrast in fricatives but not plosives, the presence of lateral obstruents and | Avalonian has a total of 25 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is an average inventory. The most striking features of the inventory, according to WALS are a voicing contrast in fricatives but not plosives, the presence of ejectives, lateral obstruents and and the initial velar nasal. The consonants are displayed in the table below: | ||
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|'''Plosive'''||/p/||/t/||||||||/k/|||| | |'''Plosive'''||/p/||/t/||||||||/k/|||| | ||
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|'''Ejective'''||/p’/||/t’/|||||||||/k’/||||/ʔ/ | |||
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|'''Affricate'''||||||/tɬ/||/tʃ/||/kxʲ/||||/kxʷ/|| | |'''Affricate'''||||||/tɬ/||/tʃ/||/kxʲ/||||/kxʷ/|| | ||