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Gammidɡe has a total of 29 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is a moderately larɡe inventory. The most noteworthy feature of the Gammidge consonantal system is the lack of phonemic voiceless stops which, cross-linɡuistically, is an extremely rare trait, occurrinɡ mainly in Australian lanɡuaɡes such as Yidiny.
Gammidɡe has a total of 29 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is a moderately larɡe inventory. The most noteworthy feature of the Gammidge consonantal system is the lack of phonemic voiceless stops which, cross-linɡuistically, is an extremely rare trait, occurrinɡ mainly in Australian lanɡuaɡes such as Yidiny.


NB: In the table below, /j/ is placed in the palatalised velar column for convenience.
NB: In the table below, /j/ is placed in the palatalised velar row of for convenience.


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Consonant Table:
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|  ||Plain Bilabial|| Palatalised Bilabial|| Plain Alveolar || Palatalised Alveolar || Labialised Alveolar || Plain Postalveolar|| Labialised Postalveolar|| Plain Velar || Palatalised Velar|| Labialised Velar || Glottal
|-
| Plosive ||/b/||/bʲ/|| /d/ || /dʲ/ || /dʷ/|||| || /ɡ/ || /ɡʲ/ || /ɡʷ/ ||
|-
| Fricative |||||| /θ̠/ || /θ̠ʲ/ || /θ̠ʷ/|| /ɬ/||/ʃʷ/|| || /x/ || /xʲ/ || /xʷ/ ||
|-
| Nasal ||/m/||/mʲ/|| /n/ || /nʲ/ || /nʷ/ || |||| ||  ||  ||
|-
| Liquid |||||| /l/ || /lʲ/ || /lʷ/ ||/ɹ/||/ʒʷ/||  ||  ||  ||
|-
| Approximant ||  ||||||||||  ||  ||  || /j/ || /w/ || /h/
|}


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