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=== Consonants ===
=== Consonants ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{Initial_consonants}}
! MTL  !! Approx.  !! Example  !! Meaning || More Examples
|-
| [[p]]  || B / cris'''p'''y  || {{xl|papa<u>f</u>|papaf}}  || father || {{XL|Taipag}}
|-
| ph  || P (crisp)  || {{xl|pha<u>q</u>|phaq}}  || to hit || {{xl|pharng}}
|-
| [[m]]  || me  || {{xl|mi}}  || noodle
|-
| [[b]]  || mu'''mb'''le  || {{xl|ba<u>q</u>|baq}}  || meat || {{xl|bin}}, {{xl|bexbae}}
|-
| [[t]]  || D (crisp)  || {{xl|tit}}  || straight  || {{XL|Taioaan}}, {{xl|tee}}
|-
| th  || Thomas  || {{xl|the<u>h</u>|theh}}  || to take
|-
| [[n]]  || neat  || {{xl|nii}}  || year
|-
| [[l]]  || Lima  || {{xl|laang}}  || person || {{xl|laai}}
|-
| [[k]]  || gear  || {{xl|ka<u>f</u>|kaf}} || to add || {{xl|ka'iuu}}, {{xl|kafmsia}}
|-
| kh  || key  || {{xl|khi<u>x</u>|khix}}  || to go || {{xl|khaothaau}}
|-
| [[h]]  || heap  || {{xl|hii}}  || fish
|-
| [[g]]  || ga'''gg'''le  || {{xl|go}}  || five || {{XL|Gilaan}}, {{xl|goar}}
|-
| [[c]](i)  || G  || {{xl|cia<u>f</u>|ciaf}}  || here
|-
| ch(i)  || cheese  || {{xl|chia<u>f</u>|chiaf}}  || car
|-
| [[s]](i)  || she / sea  || {{xl|si}}  || yes
|-
| [[j]](i)  || Z  || {{xl|jit}}  || day || {{XL|Jidpurn}}, {{xl|jidthaau}}
|-
| [[z]]  || yar'''ds''' || {{xl|ze<u>f</u>|zef}}  || this
|-
| zh  || ca'''ts''' || {{xl|zhai<u>x</u>|zhaix}}  || vegetable || {{xl|zheq}}
|-
| s  || Saul  || {{xl|sva<u>f</u>|svaf}}  || three ([[3]]) || [[sampafn'ar|samparn]]
|-
| j  || zoo  || {{xl|joah}} || hot
|}


The ''p'' vs. ''b'' and ''k'' vs. ''g'' may be hard to differentiate at first. They are part of a three-way distinction, going from ''muddy'' to plain to [[Aspirated consonant|aspirated]].  
The ''p'' vs. ''b'' and ''k'' vs. ''g'' may be hard to differentiate at first. They are part of a three-way distinction, going from ''muddy'' to plain to [[Aspirated consonant|aspirated]].  
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