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Brahui (Sarāwān)

Phylum: Dravidian

Genus: Brahui

Lat/lon: 29.0, 66.6

ISO code: brh

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velarlabio-dentaldentalpostalveolarretroflexpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, bt̪, d̪ʈ, ɖk, g
trill
tapɽ
fricativefs̪, z̪ʃ, ʒx, ɣh
affricatetʃ, dʒ
lateral fricativeɬ̪
nasalm
approximantwj
lateral approximant

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
open-midɛ
opena

Long series

frontcentralback
close
open-midɛːɔː
open

Long nasalised series

frontcentralback
closeĩːũː
open-midɛ̃ːɔ̃ː
openãː

Short nasalised series

frontcentralback
close
open

Source: Andronov, M.S. 1980. The Brahui language. Moscow: "Nauka" publishing house, Central Department of Oriental Literature; Elfenbein, Josef. 1997. Brahui phonology. Phonologies of Asia and Africa (Including the Caucasus), volume 1. Eds: Alan S. Kaye. Winona Lake, Indiana: EISENBRAUNS

Comments: Nasalized vowels and /ɛ/ are marginal.

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