consonantal
adjective language, phonetics specialized uk/ˌkɒn.sənˈæn.təl/ us/ˌkɑːn.səˈnæn.t̬əl/
辅音的
relating to consonants (= the speech sounds or letters of the alphabet that are not vowels)
Dialect variation typically concerns vowels, or words, and more rarely consonantal differences. 方言变化一般是与元音或词汇有关的，很少与辅音的不同有关。
The Appendix presents features of consonantal sounds in Arabic. 这个附件展示的是阿拉伯语中辅音的特征。
the consonantal combination "pl" “pl“辅音组合
Compare: vocalic
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- Alliteration is the repetition of a consonantal sound or sounds, while assonance is the repetition of a vowel sound.
- Russian past tense verbs agreeing with feminine and neuter nouns end in vowels, while past tense verbs agreeing with masculine nouns have a consonantal ending.
- Hebrew orthography is generally consonantal, with the vowels represented by a special system of diacritics.