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Brahui (Sarāwān)
Phylum: Dravidian
Genus: Brahui
Lat/lon: 29.0, 66.6
ISO code: brh
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | labio-velar | labio-dental | dental | postalveolar | retroflex | palatal | velar | glottal |
| stop | p, b | | | t̪, d̪ | | ʈ, ɖ | | k, g | |
| trill | | | | r̪ | | | | | |
| tap | | | | | | ɽ | | | |
| fricative | | | f | s̪, z̪ | ʃ, ʒ | | | x, ɣ | h |
| affricate | | | | | tʃ, dʒ | | | | |
| lateral fricative | | | | ɬ̪ | | | | | |
| nasal | m | | | n̪ | | | | | |
| approximant | | w | | | | | j | | |
| lateral approximant | | | | l̪ | | | | | |
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | central | back |
| close | i | | u |
| open-mid | ɛ | | |
| open | | a | |
Long series
| front | central | back |
| close | iː | | uː |
| open-mid | ɛː | | ɔː |
| open | | aː | |
Long nasalised series
| front | central | back |
| close | ĩː | | ũː |
| open-mid | ɛ̃ː | | ɔ̃ː |
| open | | ãː | |
Short nasalised series
| front | central | back |
| close | ĩ | | ũ |
| open | | ã | |
Source: Andronov, M.S. 1980. The Brahui language. Moscow: "Nauka" publishing house, Central Department of Oriental Literature; Elfenbein, Josef. 1997. Brahui phonology. Phonologies of Asia and Africa (Including the Caucasus), volume 1. Eds: Alan S. Kaye. Winona Lake, Indiana: EISENBRAUNS
Comments: Nasalized vowels and /ɛ/ are marginal.
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)