Consonants

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All North American English Sounds are highlighted in green. Please note that some pages may be incomplete.

Bilabial
Labiodental
Dental
Alveolar
Postalveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Glottal
-V
+V
-V
+V
-V
+V
-V
+V
-V
+V
-V
+V
-V
+V
-V
+V
-V
+V
-V
+V
-V
+V
Plosive p
b
t
d
ʈ
ɖ
c
ɟ
k
ɡ
q
ɢ
 ʔ
Affricate
ʧ
ʤ
Nasal
m
ɱ
n
ɳ
ɲ
ŋ
ɴ
Trill
ʙ
r
ʀ
Tap or Flap
ⱱ
ɾ
ɽ
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)
ʋ
ɹ
ɻ
j
Lateral approximant
l
ɭ
ʎ
ʟ
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