Pama-Nyungan Phonology 11: Nasals & stops and places of articulation in Australian languages

Australian Aboriginal languages are known for having many nasals and stops (well, that is one thing they are known for, anyway). Nasals and stops are in Australia produced with five or six places of articulation (in the mouth), resulting in 10 or 12 phonemes/distinctive speech sounds. But what five or six places of articulation would those be, and what are the resulting stops/nasals? That is what this video is about. Here, it is also shown where the languages with six nasals & stops are found, and where those that have five are found. And it is illustrated how the lamino-dental nasal and stop have different pronunciations in different languages.

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