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Kurdish (Sorani)
Phylum: Indo-European
Genus: Iranic
Lat/lon: 35.5, 45.4
ISO code: ckb
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | labio-velar | labio-dental | dental | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | pharyngeal | glottal |
| stop | p, b | | | t̪, d̪ | | | k, g | q | | ʔ |
| trill | | | | r̪ | | | | | | |
| tap | | | | ɾ̪ | | | | | | |
| fricative | | | f, v | s̪, z̪ | ʃ, ʒ | | x, ɣ | | ħ, ʕ | h |
| affricate | | | | | tʃ, dʒ | | | | | |
| nasal | m | | | n̪ | | | ŋ | | | |
| approximant | | w | | | | j | | | | |
| lateral approximant | | | | l̪ | | | | | | |
Short velarised series
| dental |
| lateral approximant | ɫ̪ |
Short pharyngealised series
Vowels
Basic short series
| central | back |
| close | | ɯ̽ |
| near-close | | ʊ |
| mid | ə | |
Long series
| front | central | back |
| close | iː | | uː |
| close-mid | eː | | oː |
| open | | äː | |
Licit syllabic templates
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Source: Ernest N. McCarus. 1997. Kurdish phonology. Phonologies of Asia and Africa (Including the Caucasus), volume 1. Editor: Alan S. Kaye. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)