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