Phylum: Uralic
Genus: Mari
Lat/lon: 56.9, 51.0
ISO code:
| bilabial | dental | alveolar | retroflex | alveolo-palatal | palatal | velar | |
| stop | p | t̺̪ | k | ||||
| trill | r | ||||||
| fricative | β | ð̺̪ | s, z | ʂ, ʐ | ɣ | ||
| affricate | ʈʂ | tɕ | |||||
| nasal | m | n̺ | ɲ | ŋ | |||
| approximant | j | ||||||
| lateral approximant | l̺ | ʎ |
| alveolar | |
| fricative | sʲ, zʲ |
| front | central | back | |
| close | i, y̞ | u | |
| near-close | ɪ̈ | ||
| close-mid | e | o | |
| open-mid | œ | ||
| near-open | æ | ||
| open | a |
Source: Галкин, И.С.; Исанбаев, Н.И.; Пенгитов, Н.Т.; Барцева З.Ф. (eds.) 1960. Современный марийский язык. Фонетика. Йошкар-Ола: Марийское книжное издательство
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)