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Romanian (Standard)

Phylum: Indo-European

Genus: Romance

Lat/lon: 44.0, 26.0

ISO code: ron

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, bt̪, d̪k, g
tapɾ̪
fricativef, vs̪, z̪ʃ, ʒçh
affricatet̪s̪tʃ, dʒ
nasalm
lateral approximantl

Short palatalised series

bilabiallabio-dentalalveolarpostalveolarvelar
stoppʲ, bʲtʲ, dʲkʲ, gʲ
tapɾʲ
fricativefʲ, vʲsʲ, zʲʃʲ, ʒʲ
affricatetsʲtʃʲ, dʒʲ
nasal
lateral approximant

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closei, i̯ɨu, u̯
close-mid
midə
open

Diphthongs

/eä̯/, /oä̯/

Licit syllabic templates

(C)(C)(C)V(V̯)(C)(C)

Source: Chițoran, Ioana. 2001. The Phonology of Romanian: A Constraint-based Approach. Berlin & New York: Mouton de Gruyter

Comments: /e̯o̞/ and /e̯o̯ä/ might also be included. In French and German borrowings, /œ/, /ɵ/, /ø/ and /y/ are marginally found.

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