Consonants | |||||||||
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Labial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||||
lips | teeth | ridge behind teeth | behind roof of mouth | entrance to windpipe | windpipe | ||||
Stops | completely blocked airflow | p, b | t, d | č, ǰ | k, g | q | ʔ | ||
Nasals | stops w/ nasal passage open | m | n | ñ | ŋ | ||||
Fricatives | narrow air passage/friction | Labiodental {f / Φ, v}; {ϸ / θ, ð} | ç, ɟ | x, ɣ | χ | h, ɧ | |||
Sibilants | additional friction / hissing noise | {s, š}; {z, ž} | |||||||
Affricates | stop → fricative/sibilant | pf | ts | kx | |||||
↳Aspirates | aspirated stop → glottal fricative | phala | (glottal h in ph) | ||||||
Liquids | even less obstruction than fricatives | r; l (laterals) | ʎ | R | |||||
Semivowels | least amount of obstruction | w | y | ||||||
Vowels | no obstruction syllabic peak | a, e, i, o, u |
(note: ordered {voiceless, voiced} where appropriate)
Vowels | |||||||
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Front | Central | Back | |||||
— | • | — | • | ||||
High | i / I | ü | ɨ | u / U | ɩ | ||
Mid | e / ɛ | ö | ə | o | |||
Low | æ | a | ɔ |
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