Apulmonic consonant is aconsonant produced by air pressure from thelungs, as opposed toejective,implosive andclick consonants.
Most languages have only pulmonic consonants. Ian Maddieson, in his survey of 566 languages,[1][2] found that only 152 had ejectives, implosives, or clicks (or two or three of these types) – that is, 73% of the world's extant languages have only pulmonic consonants. Seeglottalic consonants andclick consonants for more information on the distribution of nonpulmonic consonants.
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Symbols to the right in a cell arevoiced, to the left arevoiceless.Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible. |
