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


Avalonian has a total of 31 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a moderately large inventory. The most striking features of the inventory, according to WALS are a voicing contrast in fricatives but not plosives, the presence of ejectives, lateral obstruents and and the initial velar nasal. The consonants are displayed in the table below:
Avalonian has a total of 27 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is an average inventory. The most striking features of the inventory, according to WALS are a voicing contrast in fricatives but not plosives, and the presence of lateral obstruents and the initial velar nasal. The consonants are displayed in the table below:


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|'''Plosive'''||/p/||/t/||||||||/k/||||
|'''Plosive'''||/p/||/t/||||||||/k/||||
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|'''Ejective'''||/p’/||/t’/|||||||||/k’/||||/ʔ/
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|'''Affricate'''||||||/tɬ/||/tʃ/||/kxʲ/||||/kxʷ/||
|'''Affricate'''||||||/tɬ/||/tʃ/||/kxʲ/||||/kxʷ/||