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Use base consonants only
Labial
Coronal
Dorsal
Radical
Laryngeal
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Epi-glottal
Glottal
Plosive
p           t       ʈ   c   k      
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
  m           n       ɳ   ɲ   ŋ    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
                           
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
Tap, Flap
              ɾ                                
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
                                               
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                      ɻ   j   w                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
      l       ɭ   ʎ        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Selected languages: Kalkatungu
UPSID number: 8369
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Australian, Pama-Nyungan
The languages has 23 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds:
Comments: Initially nasal + stop clusters occur; as these are among a larger number of medial clusters such clusters are not treated as prenasalized stops. Stops are "basically voiceless lenis stops", but voicing through coarticulation is normal. There is no initial contrast of alveolar and retroflex.
Sources: Blake, B.J. 1979. A Kalkatungu Grammar. Pacific Linguistics Series B, no. 57. The Australian National University.