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Natural classes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bilabial | p, b, m |
| Labiodental | f, v |
| Dental | θ, ð |
| Alveolar | s, z, t, d, ɹ, l |
| post-alveolar | ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ |
| palatal | j |
| velar | k, g, ŋ |
| glottal | h |
| stops | p, t, k, b, d, g |
| nasal | m, n, ŋ |
| fricative | f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h |
| affricate | tʃ, dʒ |
| approximate | ɹ, j, w |
| lateral approximate | l |
| liquids | ɹ, l |
| glides | w, j |
| labials | bilabials, labiodentals, [w] |
| sibilants | high pitched hissing [s, ʃ, z, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ |
| Obstruents | non-nasal stops, fricatives, affricates |
| sonorants | [m, n, ŋ, ɹ, l, w, j] and vowels |
| consonantal | obstruents, nasals, liquids |
| Coronals | dentals, alveolars, post-alveolars, palatals produced with the tongue tip/blade moving up |
| rounded vowels | u, ʊ, o, ɔ |
| tense | i, e, a, o ,u |
| lax | all but i, e, a, o, u |