Appendix:World/Laefevian phonology

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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 33 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 m 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 r
Lateral approx. [] l ʎ̥ ʎ
Lateral fricative ɬ ɮ
Approximant [ʋ] j w

Vowels

There are nine monophthongs in Laefevian.

Vowels in Laefevian
Front Central Back
High i y u
Close-mid e ø o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

Prosody

Morphophonemic processes