Human infants have an innate ability to be able to learn any of the 40 consonant sounds present in human languages.

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Research has shown that human infants are born with the ability to distinguish between all of the 40 consonant sounds used in human languages. However, as they grow and learn a specific language, they gradually lose the ability to distinguish between certain sounds that are not used in their language.

Human Infants Have an Innate Ability to Be Able to Learn