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Basque (Baztan)

Phylum: Basque

Genus: Ungrouped

Lat/lon: 43.2, -1.5

ISO code: eus

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelar
stopp, bt, dc, ɟk, g
trillr̺
tapɾ̺
fricativefs̻, s̺ʃx
affricatets̺, ts̻tʃ
nasalmn̺ɲ
lateral approximantl̺ʎ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closei, i̯u, u̯
close-mide̞o̞
openä

Licit initial clusters

pɾ̺, tɾ̺, kɾ̺, bɾ̺, dɾ̺, gɾ̺, fɾ̺, pl, kl, bl, gl, fl

Licit finals

t, s̻, s̺, ts̺, ts̻, n̺, l̺, r̺, ʃ, tʃ, k, ɾ̺k, s̻t, s̺t, ʃt, n̺t, l̺t, r̺t, n̺ts̺, l̺ts̺, r̺ts̺, n̺tʃ, l̺tʃ

Licit syllabic templates

(C)(L)V(C)(C)

Source: Hualde, José Ignacio. 1991. Basque phonology. London: Routledge.

Comments: /x/ is exceptional.

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