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List of consonants
List of consonants
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place of articulation
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Bilabial consonants
bilabial click
bilabial ejective
bilabial nasal
bilabial trill
voiced bilabial fricative
voiced bilabial implosive
voiced bilabial plosive
voiceless bilabial fricative
voiceless bilabial plosive
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Labiodental consonants
labiodental approximant
labiodental nasal
voiced labiodental fricative
voiceless labiodental fricative
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Dental consonants
dental click
dental ejective
dental nasal
voiced dental fricative
voiced dental implosive
voiced dental plosive
voiceless dental fricative
voiceless dental plosive
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Alveolar consonants
alveolar approximant
alveolar ejective
alveolar ejective fricative
alveolar flap
alveolar nasal
alveolar trill
lateral alveolar approximant
lateral alveolar click
lateral alveolar flap
lateral voiced alveolar fricative
lateral voiceless alveolar fricative
voiced alveolar fricative
voiced alveolar implosive
voiced alveolar plosive
voiceless alveolar fricative
voiceless alveolar plosive
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Postalveolar consonants
postalveolar click
voiced postalveolar fricative
voiceless postalveolar fricative
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Retroflex consonants
lateral retroflex approximant
retroflex approximant
retroflex flap
retroflex nasal
voiced retroflex fricative
voiced retroflex plosive
voiceless retroflex fricative
voiceless retroflex plosive
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Labial-palatal consonants
labial-palatal approximant
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Alveolo-palatal consonants
voiced alveolo-palatal fricative
voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
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Palatal consonants
lateral palatal approximant
palatal approximant
palatal click
palatal ejective
palatal nasal
voiced alveolo-palatal fricative
voiced palatal fricative
voiced palatal implosive
voiced palatal plosive
voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
voiceless palatal fricative
voiceless palatal plosive
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Labial-velar consonants
labial-velar approximant
voiceless labial-velar fricative
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Velar consonants
lateral velar approximant
velar approximant
velar ejective
velar nasal
voiced velar fricative
voiced velar implosive
voiced velar plosive
voiceless velar fricative
voiceless velar plosive
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Uvular consonants
uvular ejective
uvular nasal
uvular trill
voiced uvular fricative
voiced uvular implosive
voiced uvular plosive
voiceless uvular fricative
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Pharyngeal consonants
voiced pharyngeal fricative
voiceless pharyngeal fricative
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Epiglottal consonants
epiglottal plosive
voiced epiglottal fricative
voiceless epiglottal fricative
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Glottal consonants
voiced glottal fricative
voiceless glottal fricative
voiceless glottal plosive
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manner of articulation
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Plosive consonants
epiglottal plosive
voiced alveolar plosive
voiced bilabial plosive
voiced dental plosive
voiced palatal plosive
voiced retroflex plosive
voiced uvular plosive
voiced velar plosive
voiceless alveolar plosive
voiceless bilabial plosive
voiceless dental plosive
voiceless glottal plosive
voiceless palatal plosive
voiceless retroflex plosive
voiceless uvular plosive
voiceless velar plosive
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Voiced implosive consonants
voiced alveolar implosive
voiced bilabial implosive
voiced dental implosive
voiced palatal implosive
voiced uvular implosive
voiced velar implosive
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Ejective consonants
alveolar ejective
alveolar ejective fricative
bilabial ejective
dental ejective
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Nasal consonants
alveolar nasal
bilabial nasal
dental nasal
labiodental nasal
palatal nasal
retroflex nasal
uvular nasal
velar nasal
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Trill consonants
alveolar trill
bilabial trill
uvular trill
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Tap or Flap consonants
alveolar flap
lateral alveolar flap
retroflex flap
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Fricative consonants
alveolar ejective fricative
lateral voiced alveolar fricative
lateral voiceless alveolar fricative
voiced alveolar fricative
voiced alveolo-palatal fricative
voiced bilabial fricative
voiced dental fricative
voiced epiglottal fricative
voiced glottal fricative
voiced labiodental fricative
voiced palatal fricative
voiced pharyngeal fricative
voiced postalveolar fricative
voiced retroflex fricative
voiced uvular fricative
voiced velar fricative
voiceless alveolar fricative
voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
voiceless bilabial fricative
voiceless dental fricative
voiceless epiglottal fricative
voiceless glottal fricative
voiceless labial-velar fricative
voiceless labiodental fricative
voiceless palatal fricative
voiceless pharyngeal fricative
voiceless postalveolar fricative
voiceless retroflex fricative
voiceless uvular fricative
voiceless velar fricative
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Approximant consonants
alveolar approximant
labial-palatal approximant
labial-velar approximant
labiodental approximant
lateral alveolar approximant
lateral palatal approximant
lateral retroflex approximant
lateral velar approximant
palatal approximant
retroflex approximant
velar approximant
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Click consonants
bilabial click
dental click
lateral alveolar click
palatal click
postalveolar click
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See also
consonant
Table of consonants
List of phonetics topics