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The Swahili Language

Consonant Phonology for Swahili

Here are the 28 fundamental consonants used when speaking Swahili.

For a complete list of possible consonants a human voice might make while speaking a natural language, check out the consonants page.

This language has implosive consonants and aspirated consonants.

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voiced nasal
voiced palatalized nasal
n3n3
quiet plosive
quiet aspirated plosive
p%p%
t^t^
k%k%
voiced plosive
voiced implosive plosive
b06b06
d06d06
g06g06
quiet sibilant fricative
voiced sibilant fricative
quiet non-sibilant fricative
h5h5
voiced non-sibilant fricative
voiced trill
voiced lateral approximant

Vowel Phonology for Swahili

These are the 5 base vowels used when speaking Swahili.

Also, a complete list of possible vowels a human voice might make while speaking can be found here.

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