bilabial | labio-dental | alveolar | postalveolar | retroflex | palatal | velar | uvular | glottal | |
stop | p, b | t, d | ʈ, ɖ | k, g | |||||
tap | ɾ | ɽ | |||||||
fricative | s, z | ʃ, ʒ | χ, ʁ | h | |||||
affricate | tʃ, dʒ | ||||||||
nasal | m | n | |||||||
approximant | ʋ | j | |||||||
lateral approximant | l |
front | back | |
near-close | ɪ | ʊ |
front | back | |
close | iː, yː | |
open | ɑː |
/i̯ɛ/, /u̯ɔ/, /æɪ̯/, /ɔʊ̯/
(C)(C)V(C)(C)
Source: Elfenbein, Josef. 1997. Balochi phonology. Kaye, Alan S., and Peter T. Daniels (eds.) Phonologies of Asia and Africa (including the Caucasus). Vol. 1, 761–776. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns
Comments: /f/, /q/, /ʔ/ are found in careful educated speech.
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)