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 == Consonants ==
-The 18 initial consonants are: p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c, ch, s, j, z, zh.
+* All 18 initial consonants: p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c, ch, s, j, z, zh.
+* Five are [[aspirated consonant]]s: ph, th, kh, ch, zh. The last one is called "{{x|zheq}}".
+* ''s'' and ''j'' are "fricatives" (turbulent) when followed by ''i'' (IPA: [ɕ], [ʑ]).
-[[File:py, phy, mi, bi, ty, thvy, ny, li, ky, khy, hy, gi, cy, chy, sy, ji, zef, zheq.mp3|thumb|none|The initial consonants of MTL.]]
+[[File:py, phy, mi, bi, ty, thvy, ny, li, ky, khy, hy, gi, cy, chy, sy, ji, zef, zheq.mp3|thumb|none|The initial consonants]]
-[[File:Initial consonants_slow.mp3|thumb|none|The consonants (slower), plus {{x|sw}} and {{x|juo}}]]
+[[File:Initial consonants_slow.mp3|thumb|none|All the consonants (slower), plus {{x|sw}} and {{x|juo}} (non-turbulent)]]
-{{Initial_consonants}}
-* Note: ''s'' and ''j'' are "fricatives" when followed by ''i'' (IPA: [ɕ], [ʑ]).
-* The five [[aspirated consonant]]s are each formed with two letters.
-* The top five frequently occurring consonants in ''[[MoeDict]]'' are: ''k'', ''s'', <none>, ''t'', and ''h''. The three least frequently are ''j'', ''m'', and ''n''. ''K'' appears nearly 4,300 times, but ''n'' appears only 374 times.
 == Vowels ==