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Moksha (Southwest)

Phylum: Uralic

Genus: Mordvinic

Lat/lon: 54.0, 43.0

ISO code: mdf

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarretroflexalveolo-palatalpalatalvelar
stopb, pt̪, d̪k, g
tapɾ, ɾ̥
fricativev, fs̪, z̪ʂ, ʐɕ, ʑx
affricatet̪s̪ʈʂ
nasalm
approximantj

Short palatalised series

alveolar
stoptʲ, dʲ
tapɾʲ, ɾ̥ʲ
fricativesʲ, zʲ
affricatetsʲ
lateral fricativeɬʲ
nasal
lateral approximant

Short velarised series

alveolar
lateral fricativeɬˠ
lateral approximantɫ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
close-mid
midə̆
open

Source: Бондарко, Л.В.; Полякова, О.Е. 1993. Современные мордовские языки. Фонетика. Саранск: Мордовское книжное издательство.

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