Appendix:World/Laefevian phonology

This article details the phonology of the Laefevian language. It has a relatively large number of vowels and is notable for having a voicing contrast in almost all of its consonants.

Consonants

There are X generally recognised consonants in Laefevian. The exact number, however, depends on the analysis in question.

Consonants in Laefevian

	Labial		Dental		Alveolar		Post-alveolar		Palatal		Velar		Glottal
Nasal	m̥	m			n̥	n			ɲ̊	ɲ	ŋ̊	ŋ
Plosive	p	b			t	d					k	ɡ
Fricative	f	v	θ	ð	s	z	ʃ	ʒ			x	ɣ	[h~ɦ]
Rhotic					r̥	r
Lateral approx.					[l̥]	l			ʎ̥	ʎ
Lateral fricative					ɬ	ɮ
Approximant		[ʋ]								j		w