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Itelmen

Phylum: Chukotko-Kamchatkan

Genus: Kamchatkan

Lat/lon: 57.795, 158.347

ISO code: itl

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabialalveolaralveolo-palatalpalatalvelaruvularglottal
stopp, pʼt̺, t̺ʼk, kʼq, q̺ʔ
trillr
fricativeɸ, βs̺, z̺x, ɣχ
affricatet̺ɕ̺, t̺ɕ̺ʼ
nasalmnŋ
approximantj
lateral approximantl

Short palatalised series

alveolar
nasal
lateral approximantlʲ, l̥ʲ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closei
close-mido̞̜
open-midɛ
opena

Licit syllabic templates

VC, VCC, VCCC, VCCCC, CVC, CCVC, CCCVC, CCCCVC, CCCCCVC, CCCCCCVC, CVCC, CVCCC, CVCCCC, CCVCC, CCVCCC, CCVCCCC, CCCVCC, CCCVCCC, CCCCVCC, V, CV, CCV, CCCV, CCCCV, CCCCCV, CCCCCCV

Source: Володин, А.П. 1976. Ительменский язык. Ленинград: Наука

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