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* Helper note (*): ''efhw'' and ''exkix''. | * Helper note (*): ''efhw'' and ''exkix''. | ||
== Aspirated | == Consonants == | ||
The 18 initial consonants are: p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c, ch, s, j, z, zh. | |||
[[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:Initial consonants_slow.mp3|thumb|none|The consonants (slower), plus {{x|sw}} and {{x|juo}}]] | |||
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* Note: ''s'' and ''j'' are "fricatives" when followed by ''i'' (IPA: [ɕ], [ʑ]) | |||
* 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. | |||
=== Aspirated consonants === | |||
There are five [[aspirated consonant]]s, each formed with two letters: | There are five [[aspirated consonant]]s, each formed with two letters: | ||
[[File:chy, khy, phy, thvy, zheq.mp3]] | [[File:chy, khy, phy, thvy, zheq.mp3]] |
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