Consonant Sounds of Behchokǫ̀ Rae-Edzo

The consonant sounds in a language are divided into two groups. The largest group, called obstruents, are comprised of the stops, fricatives and affricates. The Dene languages all have a very rich set of obstruent sounds.  

The second group is called sonorants. The sonorants are a smaller group consisting mainly of the nasals and the y and w sounds.

These are the sounds listed in the chart on this page, and on the sidebar.  Click on the sound in the sidebar that you want to hear.

The inventory of consonant sounds in Dogrib Tłį Chǫ in here



 
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