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Varli (Dogri)

Phylum: Indo-European

Genus: Indo-Aryan

Lat/lon: 20.067425, 73.175835

ISO code: vav

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarretroflexpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, pʰ, b, bʰt̪, t̪ʰ, d̪, d̪ʰʈ, ʈʰ, ɖ, ɖʰk, kʰ, g, gʰ
tapɾ
fricativesh
affricatetʃ, dʒ, dʒʰ
nasalmn
approximantʋj
lateral approximantlɭ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
close-mido
midə
open-midɛ
open

Long series

frontback
close
close-mid

Short nasalised series

frontcentralback
close
close-mid
midə̃
openä̃

Long nasalised series

frontback
closeĩːũː
close-midõː

Licit initial clusters

Licit finals

p, pʰ, b, m, ʋ, t̪, d̪, d̪ʰ, s, l, n, ɾ, ɭ, ʈ, ɖ, ɖʰ, tʃ, dʒ, j, k, kʰ, g, gʰ, h

Licit syllabic templates

(C)V(C)

Source: Abraham G.; Hemalatha, Abraham. 2012. Varli phonology and grammar sketches. SIL International.

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