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| -voiceless non-sibilant||/f/||/θ̠/||/x/
| -spirant||/f/||/θ̠/||/x/
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| -voiced non-sibilant||/v/||/ð̠/||/ɣ/
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1. All coronals are alveolar.
1. All coronals are alveolar.


2. Lanakwa has 20 consonants which, according to the World Atlas of Language Structures, is an average inventory. The most notable feature, according to WALs, is the presence of dental fricatives.
2. Lanakwa has 17 consonants which, according to the World Atlas of Language Structures, is a moderately small inventory. The most notable feature, according to WALs, is the presence of a dental fricative.


==2. Vowels==
==2. Vowels==