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Lue (Chieng Hung)

Phylum: Tai-Kadai

Genus: Tai

Lat/lon: 21.983, 100.817

ISO code: khb

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velarlabio-dentalalveolarpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, pʰ, bt, tʰ, dckʔ
trillr
fricativef, vsxh
nasalmnŋ
approximantwj
lateral approximantl

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiɯ, u
close-mideɤ, o
open-midɛɔ
opena

Long series

frontcentralback
closeɯː, uː
close-midɤː, oː
open-midɛːɔː
open

Tones

55, 12, 11ʔ, 21, 33, 31ʔ

Licit initial clusters

kw, xw, tr, tʰr

Licit finals

m, n, ŋ, p, t, k, ʔ

Source: Hudak, Thomas J. 1996. William J. Gedney’s The Lue language: glossary, texts, and translations. Michigan papers on South and Southeast Asia no. 44. Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan.

Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)