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===Consonants===
===Consonants===


Gammidɡe has a total of 33 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 larɡe number of palatalised and labialised consonants.
Gammidɡe has a total of 43 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is a larɡe inventory. The most noteworthy feature of the Gammidge consonantal system is the larɡe number of palatalised and labialised consonants.


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"
|-
|-
|  || Plosive || Affricate||Fricative || Nasal || Liquid || Approximant
|  ||Voiceless Plosive || Voiced Plosive||Voiceless Affricate||Voiced Affricate||Fricative || Nasal || Liquid || Approximant
|-
|-
| Plain Bilabial || /p/ || ||/ɸ/ || /m/ ||  ||  
| Plain Bilabial || /p/ ||/b/|| ||||/ɸ/ || /m/ ||  ||  
|-
|-
| Palatalised Bilabial || /pʲ/ || ||/hʲ/|| /mʲ/ ||  ||  
| Palatalised Bilabial || /pʲ/ || /bʲ/|| ||||/hʲ/|| /mʲ/ ||  ||  
|-
|-
| Plain Alveolar || /t/ || ||/θ̠/ || /n/ || /l/ ||  
| Plain Alveolar || /t/ ||/d/|| ||||/θ̠/ || /n/ || /l/ ||  
|-
|-
| Palatalised Alveolar || /tʲ/|| || /θ̠ʲ/ || /nʲ  || /lʲ/ ||  
| Palatalised Alveolar || /tʲ/|| dʲ/|||||| /θ̠ʲ/ || /nʲ  || /lʲ/ ||  
|-
|-
| Labialised Alveolar || /tʷ/|| || /θ̠ʷ/ || /nʷ/ || /lʷ/ ||  
| Labialised Alveolar || /tʷ/|| /dʷ/|||||| /θ̠ʷ/ || /nʷ/ || /lʷ/ ||  
|-
|-
| Plain Postalveolar ||  ||/tɬ/|| /ɬ/ ||  || /ɹ/ ||  
| Plain Postalveolar ||||  ||/tɬ/|| /dɮ/||/ɬ/ ||  || /ɹ/ ||  
|-
|-
| Labialised Postalveolar || || /tʃʷ/||/ʃʷ/ ||  || /ʒʷ/ ||  
| Labialised Postalveolar || || || /tʃʷ/||/dʒʷ||/ʃʷ/ ||  || /ʒʷ/ ||  
|-
|-
| Plain Velar || /k/ |||| /x/ ||  || ||  
| Plain Velar || /k/||/ɡ/|| |||| /x/ ||  || ||  
|-
|-
| Palatalised Velar || /kʲ/ |||| /xʲ/ ||  ||  || /j/
| Palatalised Velar || /kʲ/ ||/ɡʲ/|||||||| /xʲ/ ||  ||  || /j/
|-
|-
| Labialised Velar || /kʷ/|| || /xʷ/ ||  ||  || /w/
| Labialised Velar || /kʷ/||/ɡʷ/|||| || /xʷ/ ||  ||  || /w/
|-
|-
| Glottal || || || ||  ||  || /h/
| Glottal || || || |||| ||  ||  || /h/
|}
|}