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Use base consonants only
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p           t           c   k      
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
  m           n           ɲ   ŋ    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
              r            
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                               
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
                                               
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                          j   w                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
      l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Selected languages: Waray
UPSID number: 8348
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Australian, ungrouped
The languages has 21 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds:
Comments: Waray was formerly spoken in the area around Adelaide River, south of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Harvey (1987) notes that unitary long consonants contrast with sequences of identical consonants. Short stops are shown as voiced after nasals, and optionally, between vowels. When intervocalic they may become approximants, or in the case of /t/ a tap.
Sources: Harvey, M. 1987. Ngoni Waray Amungal-Yang: The Waray Language from Adelaide River. M.A. Thesis, Australian National University, Canberra.