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 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	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

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