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Southern Balochi

Phylum: Indo-European

Genus: Iranic

Lat/lon: 25.2, 62.3

ISO code: bcc

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentalalveolarpostalveolarretroflexpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, bt, dʈ, ɖk, g
tapɾɽ
fricatives, zʃ, ʒx, ɣh
affricatetʃ, dʒ
nasalmn
approximantʋj
lateral approximantl

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
near-closeɪʊ
open

Long series

frontcentralback
close
close-mid
openäː

Source: Elfenbein, Josef. 1997. Balochi phonology. Kaye, Alan S., and Peter T. Daniels (eds.) Phonologies of Asia and Africa (including the Caucasus). Vol. 1, 761–776. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns

Comments: /f/, /q/, /ʔ/ are found in careful educated speech.

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