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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Gammidɡe has a total of | Gammidɡe has a total of 31 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 row for convenience. | NB: In the table below, /j/ is placed in the palatalised velar row for convenience. | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| || Plosive || Fricative || Nasal || Liquid || Approximant | | || Plosive || Affricate||Fricative || Nasal || Liquid || Approximant | ||
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| Plain Bilabial || /b/ || | | Plain Bilabial || /b/ || || || /m/ || || | ||
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| Palatalised Bilabial || /bʲ/ || || /mʲ/ || || | | Palatalised Bilabial || /bʲ/ || |||| /mʲ/ || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Plain Alveolar || /d/ || /θ̠/ || /n/ || /l/ || | | Plain Alveolar || /d/ || ||/θ̠/ || /n/ || /l/ || | ||
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| Palatalised Alveolar || /dʲ/ || /θ̠ʲ/ || /nʲ || /lʲ/ || | | Palatalised Alveolar || /dʲ/|| || /θ̠ʲ/ || /nʲ || /lʲ/ || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Labialised Alveolar || /dʷ/ || /θ̠ʷ/ || /nʷ/ || /lʷ/ || | | Labialised Alveolar || /dʷ/|| || /θ̠ʷ/ || /nʷ/ || /lʷ/ || | ||
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| Plain Postalveolar || || /ɬ/ || || /ɹ/ || | | Plain Postalveolar || ||/tɬ/|| /ɬ/ || || /ɹ/ || | ||
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| Labialised Postalveolar || || /ʃʷ/ || || /ʒʷ/ || | | Labialised Postalveolar || || /tʃʷ/||/ʃʷ/ || || /ʒʷ/ || | ||
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| Plain Velar || /ɡ/ || /x/ || || || | | Plain Velar || /ɡ/ |||| /x/ || || || | ||
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| Palatalised Velar || /ɡʲ/ || /xʲ/ || || || /j/ | | Palatalised Velar || /ɡʲ/ |||| /xʲ/ || || || /j/ | ||
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| Labialised Velar || /ɡʷ/ || /xʷ/ || || || /w/ | | Labialised Velar || /ɡʷ/|| || /xʷ/ || || || /w/ | ||
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| Glottal || | | Glottal || || || || || || /h/ | ||
|} | |} | ||