Palatals: ǩ, ǧ, ǩh, ǧh (kh and gh aspirates as explained above).

Velars: q, g, qh, gh (velars differ from palatals by being produced against the soft palate instead of the roof of the mouth).

Labio-velars: qṷ, qṷ, qṷh, gṷh (these differ from the velars by being combined with a slight labial w-sound).

(d) Spirants—

Labial: w.

Dental: s, z, post-dental , , interdental possibly þ, ð.

Palatal: χ (Scotch ch), y.

Velar: x (a deeply guttural χ, heard now in Swiss dialects), ℨ.

Closely akin to w and y and often confused with them were the semi-vowels and .

(e) Liquids: l, r.