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 Here are the [[List of all initial consonants in MTL|18 initial consonants in MTL]], which come at the beginning of the syllable.
-[[File:Initial consonants.mp3|thumb|none|Consonants]]
+[[File:Initial_consonants.mp3|thumb|none|Consonants]]
-[[File:conExp.mp3|thumb|none|Examples]]
+[[File:initial_consonant_examples.mp3|thumb|none|Examples]]
 {{Initial_consonants}}
 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 muddy ''b'' and ''g'' are voiced, meaning the vocal cords vibrate along with the consonant.
+* ''b'' and ''g'' are voiced: the vocal cords vibrate along with the consonant
-* The plain ''p'' and ''k'' (and ''t'') are unvoiced, not as aspirated as in English, but do have a distinct click or pop.
+* ''p'', ''k'', ''t'' are unvoiced, crisp but not aspirated
-* The aspirated consonants are composed of the plain symbol followed by ''h''.
+* ''ph'', ''th'', ''kh'', ''ch'', and ''zh'' have a strong burst of breath
-Note that ''s'' and ''j'' appear twice: these are slightly different when followed by an ''i'' vs other vowels.
 === Vowels ===