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The human tongue is an important organ for vocalized speech as most consonants and vowels required for phonetic output would be possible. Without the flexible tongue only a few consonants and vowels could be produced.

This evidence supports the cognitive matrix theory that with change in climate,diet & habitat the neural cortices have developed along with organs such as strong muscles for upright position,the flexible tongue for multiple functions including speech distinct vocalization only in the species homo sapiens.

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