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Labial
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Laryngeal
Bilabial
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Retroflex
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Uvular
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Epi-glottal
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Plosive
 p pʰ b         t tʰ d             k kʰ ɡ    
 
 
 
 
  
 
Affricates
                 tʃ dʒ       ɟʝ        
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
   m           n           ɲ   ŋ    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
               r            
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                                
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
     f v θ ð s z ʃ           x ɣ             h  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                           j   w                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
       l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Close
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Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Selected languages: Swahili_
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification:
The languages has 35 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [pʰ] [p] [b] [tʰ] [t] [d] [kʰ] [k] [s] [ʃ] [f] [v] [θ] [ð] [z] [x] [ɣ] [tʃ] [dʒ] [ɟʝ] [r] [l] [w] [j] [m] [n] [ɲ] [ŋ] [ɪ] [ʊ] [o̞] [ɛ] [ä] [h] [ɡ]
Comments:

Swahili has no diphthongs.
Sources:

Campbell (1991)