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


Magellanican has a total of 15 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a moderately small inventory. The most striking feature of the inventory, according to WALS, is the presence of an initial velar nasal. The consonants are displayed in the table below:
Magellanican has a total of 15 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a moderately small inventory. The most striking feature of the inventory, according to WALS, are the presence of a lateral obstruent and the initial velar nasal. The consonants are displayed in the table below:


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|Continuant||/w/||/ɹ/||/j/||/h/
|Continuant||/w/||/ɹ/||/j/||/h/
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|Fricative||/ʍ/||/s/||/ʃ/||
|Fricative||/ʍ/||/ɬ/||/ʃ/||
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|Nasal||/m/||/n/||/ŋ/||
|Nasal||/m/||/n/||/ŋ/||