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Labial
Coronal
Dorsal
Radical
Laryngeal
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Epi-glottal
Glottal
Plosive
   b         t d             k k͡p ɡ ɡ͡b    
 
 
 
 
  
 
Affricates
                   dʒ                
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
   m           n                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
                            
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
Tap, Flap
               ɾ                                
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
     f       s   ʃ                           h  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                           j   w                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
       l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Central
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Back
 
Close
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Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Selected languages: Yoruba
UPSID number: 4137
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Niger-Kordofanian, Kwa
The languages has 29 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [k͡p] [ɡ͡b] [b] [t] [d] [k] [ɡ] [s] [ʃ] [f] [dʒ] [ɾ] [l] [w] [j] [m] [n] [ĩ] [ũ] [ɛ̃] [ɔ̃] [i] [u] [e] [o] [ɛ] [ɔ] [ä] [h]
Comments:

Yoruba has three level tones. A limited vowel
harmony system operates, banning co-occurrence of
higher-mid with lower-mid vowels. /n/ can be treated in
most cases as the allophone of /l/ before a nasalized
vowel.
Sources:

Bamgbose, A. 1966. A grammar of Yoruba. Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge.