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Laryngeal
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Palato-alveolar
Retroflex
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Epi-glottal
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Plosive
 p ⁿb         t ⁿd t̠ ⁿd̠ ʈ ⁿɖ     k ⁿɡ    
 
 
 
 
  
 
Nasal
   m           n   n̠   ɳ       ŋ    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
               r            
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                                
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
                                                
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
               ɹ           j   w                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
       l   l̠   ɭ            
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Selected languages: Alawa
UPSID number: 8354
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Australian, Maran
The languages has 26 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [ⁿb] [p] [ⁿd] [t] [ⁿd̠] [t̠] [ⁿɖ] [ʈ] [ⁿɡ] [k] [r] [l] [l̠] [ɭ] [w] [ɹ] [j] [m] [n] [n̠] [ɳ] [ŋ] [ɪ] [ɯ̞] [e̞] [ä]
Comments:

Plosives vary in perceived voicing.
Prenasalized stops can be distinguished from homorganic
nasal + plosive on the basis of syllabification. The
contrast between retroflex and alveolar is limited to
intervocalic positions. /e/ seems to be a recent
development from /a/.
Sources:

Sharpe, M. 1972. Alawa Phonology and Grammar (Australian
Aboriginal Studies 37). Australian Institute of Aboriginal
Studies, Canberra.