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Consonants

  Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveolar Postalveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Glotal
(Oral) Stop p b         t d     ʈ ɖ c ɟ k g q ɢ     ʔ  
(Nasal) Stop   m   ɱ       n       ɳ   ɲ   ŋ   ɴ        
Trill   ʙ           r                   ʀ        
Tap or Flap               ɾ       ɽ                    
Affricate                                        
Fricative ɸ β f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ ç ʝ x ɣ χ ʁ ħ ʕ h ɦ
Lateral
fricative
            ɬ ɮ                            
Approximant   w           ɹ       ɻ   j   w            
Lateral
approximant
              l       ɭ   ʎ   ʟ            

Vowels

  Front   Central   Back
High iy   ɨʉ   ɯu
    ɪʏ   ʊ  
Mid-high eø   ɘɵ   ɤo
      ə    
Mid-low ɛœ   ɜɞ   ʌɔ
  æ   ɐ    
Low aɶ       ɑɒ