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 p           t               k      
 
 
 
 
  
 
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             tʼ               kʼ      
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affricates
                 tʃ                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ejective affricates
                 tʃʼ                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
   m           n                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
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               ɾ                                
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Fricative
     f       s               x                  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                           j   w                
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       l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Selected languages: Qawasqar
UPSID number: 6859
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: South American, Andean
The languages has 19 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [p] [t] [k] [tʼ] [kʼ] [s] [f] [x] [tʃ] [tʃʼ] [ɾ] [l] [w] [j] [m] [n] [ə] [o̞] [ä]
Comments:

Qawasqar is spoken by a small number of
survivors (47 in 1977) on Wellington island near the
Straits of Magellen, Chile. Sounds described as
'glottalized' have been interpreted as ejectives; Clairis
remarks that they are 'unstable'. 'Apical' has been
interpreted as alveolar. The vowels are described as being
highly variable, apparently in an unconditioned way. Some
words vary markedly in their vocalization. Stress is
normally penultimate.
Sources:

Clairis, C. 1977. Premiere approche du Qawasqar:
Identification et phonologie. La Linguistique vol. 13,
fasc. 1.