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 ==Sounds==
-Vowels: i, e, ɛ, a, ɔ, o, u [These are actually represented by the symbols i, e, η, a, o, υ, u. This is an interpretation of Dalgarno's somewhat obscurely expressed intent, as he may have intended a symmetrical 7-vowel system.]
+===Vowels===
+i, e, ɛ, a, ɔ, o, u<ref>These are actually represented by the symbols i, e, η, a, o, υ, u. This is an interpretation of Dalgarno's somewhat obscurely expressed intent, as he may have intended a symmetrical 7-vowel system.</ref>
 Diphthongs: ai, ei, ɔi
-Voiceless stops: p, t, k
+===Consonants===
-Voiced stops: b, d, g
+{|class="wikitable"
-Nasals: m, n, ŋ*
+|-
-Fricatives: s, ʃ, v
+| ||Labials||Coronals||Palatas||Velars
-Approximants: l, r
+|-
+|Voiceless stops|| p || t || || k
+|-
+|Voiced stops|| b || d || || g
+|-
+|Nasals|| m || n || || ŋ<ref>Represented by the letter ''f.'' It is unclear whether it was actually intended to be pronounced [f]; it was, however, intended to fill the slot of a velar nasal.</ref>
+|-
+|Voiceless fricatives|| f<ref>See ŋ above</ref> || s || ʃ ||
+|-
+|Voiced fricatives || v || || ||
+|-
+|Approximants || || l, r || ||
+|}