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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Avalonian has a total of | Avalonian has a total of 33 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a moderately large inventory. The most striking features of the inventory, according to WALS are a voicing contrast in fricatives but not plosives, and the presence of lateral obstruents 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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|'''Affricate'''||||||/tɬ/||||||/tʃ/||||||||/kxʲ/||/kxʷ/|| | |'''Voiceless Affricate'''||||||/tɬ/||||||/tʃ/||||||||/kxʲ/||/kxʷ/|| | ||
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|'''Voiced Affricate'''||||||/dɮ/||||||/dʒ/||||||||/ɡɣʲ/||/ɡɣʷ/|||| | |||
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|'''Voiceless Fricative'''||/f/||/s/||||||||||||||/x/|||||| | |'''Voiceless Fricative'''||/f/||/s/||||||||||||||/x/|||||| |
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