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===Phoneme Inventory=== | ===Phoneme Inventory=== | ||
====Consonants==== | ====Consonants==== | ||
Ahakqau has a total of | Ahakqau has a total of thirteen consonants which according to WALS (the World Atlas of Language Structures) is a small inventory. The consonant inventory is notable for the presence of a lateral obstruent and an initial velar nasal. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! || | ! ||Labial||Central Alveolar||Lateral Alveolar ||Palato-Alveolar ||Velar | ||
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| '''Voiceless | | '''Voiceless Stop'''|| /p/|| /t/||/tɬ/||/tʃ/||/k/|| | ||
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| '''Voiced | | '''Voiced Fricative'''|| /v/|| /ɹ/||/l/||/ʒ/||/ɣ/ | ||
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| '''Nasal''' || /m/|| /n/||||||/ŋ/ | | '''Nasal''' || /m/|| /n/||||||/ŋ/ | ||
|} | |} | ||
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