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Chukchi

Phylum: Chukotko-Kamchatkan

Genus: Chukotkan

Lat/lon: 65.58, -171.04

ISO code: ckt

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velardentalalveolaralveolo-palatalpalatalvelaruvularglottal
stoppt̺̪ʔ
trillr̺
fricativeɣ
affricatetɕkxqχ
lateral fricativeɬ̺̪
nasalmn̺̪ŋ
approximantwj

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
close-mide̞o̞
midə̆
openä

Licit initial clusters

Cʔ

Licit finals

p̚, t̺̪̚, k̚, q̚, tɕ, ɬ̺̪, x, m, n̺̪, ŋ, r̺̥, w, j̥

Licit syllabic templates

(C)(ʔ)V(C)

Source: Muravyova I.A., Daniel M.A., Zhdanova T.Ju. 2001. Chukchi language and folklore in texts collected by V.G.Bogoraz. A RSS/OSSF report (Research Support Scheme of the Open Society Support Foundation, grant No 584/1999). Moscow (unpublished)

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