Blocked then allowed obstruction {affricate consonant} makes ch and j.
Slight obstruction makes w or y {glide, sound}.
Consonants can involve glottis {glottal stop}.
Sounds {glottal} {laryngeal} can be like Oriental and African language h's or glottal stops.
Speech can use complete air-passage closure {implosion, speech}|.
Slight obstruction makes l or r {lateral consonant}.
Consonants {nasal consonant}| can use nose. Mouth obstruction and nasal opening makes n, m, and ng.
Consonants {stop consonant} {plosive} can use air release after complete air blockage by tongue, teeth, or lips: b, p, d, t, g, and k. Hindi has stop consonants {dental stop consonant} that touch teeth or {retroflex stop consonant} that use tongue to bend up and back.
Consonants {fricative} can partially block airflow, using tongue, teeth, or lips: s, z, f, v, th, and sh. Fricative consonants can be sibilant.
Fricative consonants {sibilant} can put tongue on hard palate.
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