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 p           t               k kʷ   q qʷ  
 
 
 
 
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 pʼ           tʼ               kʷʼ kʼ   qʷʼ qʼ  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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             ts   tʃ                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ejective affricates
             *tɬʼ tsʼ   tʃʼ                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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   m           n                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
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             s   ʃ           xʷ   χ χʷ           h  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
     *ɬ                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                           j   w                
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       *l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Selected languages: Upper chehalis
UPSID number: 6773
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: N. American, Almosan
The languages has 34 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [p] [t] [kʷ] [k] [qʷ] [q] [ʔ] [pʼ] [tʼ] [kʷʼ] [kʼ] [qʷʼ] [qʼ] [*ɬ] [s] [ʃ] [xʷ] [χʷ] [χ] [ts] [tʃ] [*tɬʼ] [tsʼ] [tʃʼ] [*l] [w] [j] [m] [n] [e̞] [ə] [o̞] [ä] [h]
Comments:

Upper Chehalis was formerly spoken in an area of
South-western Washington state, U.S.A. Vowel length is
phonemic. There may be a series of contrastively
laryngealized nasals and approximants, but Kinkade's
(1963) subject was not consistent in using them.
Sources:

Kinkade, M.D. 1963. Phonology and morphology of Upper
Chehalis: I. International Journal of American Linguistics
XXIX/3: 181-195.