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


Avalonian has a total of 11 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The most striking feature of the inventory, according to WALS,is the presence of the initial velar nasal. The consonants are displayed in the table below:
Avalonian has a total of 10 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The most striking feature of the inventory, according to WALS,is the presence of the initial velar nasal. The consonants are displayed in the table below:


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|  ||'''Labial'''||'''Alveolar'''||'''Palatal'''||'''Velar'''
|  ||'''Labial'''||'''Alveolar'''||'''Palatal'''||'''Velar'''
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|'''Voiceless Plosive'''||||/t/||||||/k/
|'''Voiceless Plosive'''||||/t/||||/k/
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|'''Voiced Plosive'''||/b/||/d/||||||
|'''Voiced Plosive'''||/b/||/d/||||
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|-
|'''Nasal'''||/m/||/n/||||/ŋ/
|'''Nasal'''||/m/||/n/||||/ŋ/