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Basque (Baztan)

Phylum: Basque

Genus: Ungrouped

Lat/lon: 43.2, -1.5

ISO code: eus

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelar
stopp, bt, dc, ɟk, g
trill
tapɾ̺
fricativefs̻, s̺ʃx
affricatets̺, ts̻
nasalmɲ
lateral approximantʎ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closei, i̯u, u̯
close-mid
open

Licit initial clusters

pɾ̺, tɾ̺, kɾ̺, bɾ̺, dɾ̺, gɾ̺, fɾ̺, pl, kl, bl, gl, fl

Licit finals

t, s̻, s̺, ts̺, ts̻, n̺, l̺, r̺, ʃ, tʃ, k, ɾ̺k, s̻t, s̺t, ʃt, n̺t, l̺t, r̺t, n̺ts̺, l̺ts̺, r̺ts̺, n̺tʃ, l̺tʃ

Licit syllabic templates

(C)(L)V(C)(C)

Source: Hualde, José Ignacio. 1991. Basque phonology. London: Routledge.

Comments: /x/ is exceptional.

Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)