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Lezgian (Güne)

Phylum: Nakh-Daghestanian

Genus: Lezgic

Lat/lon: 41.6, 48.3

ISO code: lez

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velarlabio-dentaldentalpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvularglottal
stopb, p, pʰ, pʼd̪, t̪ʰ, t̪, t̪ʼg, k, kʰ, kʼq, qʰ, qʼ, ɢʔ
trill
fricativefs̪, z̪ʃ, ʒxχ, ʁh
affricatet̪s̪, t̪s̪ʼ, t̪s̪ʰtʃ, tʃʰ, tʃʼ
nasalm
approximantwj
lateral approximant

Short labialised series

dentalvelaruvular
stopt̪ʰʷ, t̪ʷ, t̪ʼʷgʷ, kʷ, kʰʷ, kʼʷqʼʷ, qʰʷ, qʷ
fricatives̪ʷ, z̪ʷχʷ, ʁʷ
affricatet̪s̪ʰʷ, t̪s̪ʷ, t̪s̪ʼʷ

Short palatalised series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalvelaruvular
stoppʲ, pʰʲ, pʼʲt̪ʰʲ, t̪ʲ, t̪ʼʲkʲ, kʰʲ, kʼʲqʲ, qʰʲ, qʼʲ
fricatives̪ʲχʲ
affricatet̪s̪ʲ, t̪s̪ʼʲ, t̪s̪ʰʲ

Short labialised palatalised series

dentalvelaruvular
stopt̪ʰʷʲ, t̪ʷʲ, t̪ʼʷʲkʷʲ, kʰʷʲ, kʼʷʲqʼʷʲ, qʰʷʲ, qʷʲ
fricatives̪ʷʲχʷʲ
affricatet̪s̪ʰʷʲ, t̪s̪ʷʲ, t̪s̪ʼʷʲ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontback
closey, iu
open-midɛʌ
near-openæ

Long series

frontback
near-openæː
openɑː

Licit initial clusters

TT, Tr̪̊T, TM, TTM

Licit finals

MD, t̪ʼʔ, jr̪̊, SK

Licit syllabic templates

(C)V(C)(C), (T)T(M)V(C)(C), Tr̪̊TV(C)(C)

Source: Haspelmath, Martin. 1995. A Grammar of Lezgian. The Hague: Mouton de Gruyter.

Comments: Palatalized consonants and word-initial clusters only exist as a result of T = voiceless obstruent D = obstruent that is not voiceless, non-ejective and non-aspirated S = voiceless fricative K = voiceless non-ejective non-aspirated obstruent M = sonorant

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