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Plosive
 p b         t d             k kʷ k͡p ɡ ɡʷ ɡ͡b    
 
 
 
 
  
 
Implosives
   ɓ                                
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
   m           n               ŋ    
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Tap, Flap
               ɾ                                
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
     f v     s z               ɣ                
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                           j                    
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
       l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Selected languages: Kpelle
UPSID number: 4103
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Niger-Kordofanian, Mande
The languages has 34 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [k͡p] [ɡ͡b] [p] [b] [t] [d] [kʷ] [ɡʷ] [k] [ɡ] [ɓ] [s] [z] [f] [v] [ɣ] [ɾ] [l] [j] [m] [n] [ŋ] [ĩ] [ũ] [ɛ̃] [ɔ̃] [ä̃] [ɪ] [i] [ʊ] [u] [ɛ] [ɔ] [ä]
Comments:

Voiced plosives and fricatives can be
morphophonemically derived (in initial position following
a low-toned nasal, which deletes). Kpelle has three
surface level tones.
Sources:

Hyman, L.M. 1973. Notes on the history of Southwestern
Mande. Studies in African Linguistics 4: 183-96.

Welmers, W.E. 1962. The phonology of Kpelle. Journal of
African Languages 1: 69-93.

Welmers, W.E. 1973. African Language Structures.
University of California Press, Berkeley.