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| The 18 initial consonants in the [[MTL]] system are: p, ph, m, b, t, th, n, l, k, kh, h, g, c, ch, s, j, z, zh.
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| [[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.]]
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| [[File:Initial consonants_slow.mp3|thumb|none|The consonants (slower), plus {{x|sw}} and {{x|juo}}]]
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| {{Initial_consonants}}
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| Note: ''s'' and ''j'' are "fricatives" when followed by ''i'' (IPA: [ɕ], [ʑ])
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| == Frequency ==
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| 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.
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| == See also ==
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| * [[MTL alphabet]]
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| * [[List of all finals in MTL]]
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| * [[Frequently-used Taiwanese monosyllables]]
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