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1. All coronals are alveolar except /ɹ/ which is postalveolar. | 1. All coronals are alveolar except /ɹ/ which is postalveolar. | ||
2. Jakvalat has | 2. Jakvalat has 12 consonants which, according to the World Atlas of Language Structures, is a small inventory. The most notable features, according to WALs, are the presence of an initial velar nasal and a lateral obstruent. | ||
====Vowels==== | ====Vowels==== | ||