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Ter Saami

Phylum: Uralic

Genus: Saamic

Lat/lon: 68.05, 31.51

ISO code: sjt

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentalalveolarpostalveolaralveolo-palatalpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, bt, dc, ɟk, g
trillr̥, r
fricativef, vs, zʃ, ʒɕ, ʑxh
affricatets, dztɕ, dʑ
nasalmnŋ
approximantj

Short palatalised series

bilabiallabio-dentalalveolarvelarglottal
stoppʲ, bʲtʲ, dʲkʲ, gʲ
trillr̥ʲ, rʲ
fricativefʲ, vʲsʲ, zʲ
affricatetsʲ, dzʲ
nasalŋʲ
lateral approximantl̥ʲ, lʲ

Short velarised series

alveolar
lateral approximantɫ̥, ɫ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiɨu
close-mido
open-midɛ
openɒ

Long series

frontcentralback
closeɨː
openäː

Diphthongs

/oä/, /iɛ/, /äi̯/, /ɨi̯/, /ɛi̯/, /oi̯/

Triphthongs

/iɛi̯/

Source: Терешкин, С.Н. 2002. Йоканьгский диалект саамского языка. Санкт-Петербург: Российский государственный педагогический институт имени А.И. Герцена

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