Phylum: Sino-Tibetan
Genus: Tibetic
Lat/lon: 29.36377, 95.34408
ISO code:
| bilabial | labio-velar | alveolar | retroflex | alveolo-palatal | palatal | velar | |
| stop | p, pʰ, b | t, tʰ, d | k, kʰ, g | ||||
| trill | r | ||||||
| fricative | s, z | ʂ | ɕ, ʑ | x, ɣ | |||
| affricate | ts, tsʰ, dz | ʈʂ, ʈʂʰ, ɖʐ | tɕ, tɕʰ, dʑ | ||||
| nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||
| approximant | w | j | |||||
| lateral approximant | l, l̥ |
| front | central | back | |
| close | i, y | u | |
| close-mid | e, ø | o | |
| mid | ə | ||
| open | ɑ |
/iu/, /yu/, /ui/, /eu/, /øu/, /əu/, /io/, /ɑi/, /iɑ/, /uɑ/, /ɑu/
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Source: Namkung, Ju. 1996. Phonological inventories of Tibeto-Burman languages. Berkley: Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus Project, Center for Southeast Asia Studies, University of California.
Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)