bilabial | labio-velar | labio-dental | dental | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | |
stop | p, b | t̪, d̪ | c, ɟ | k, g | ||||
tap | ɾ | |||||||
fricative | f, v | s, z | ʃ, ʒ | |||||
affricate | ts̪, dz̪ | tʃ, dʒ | ||||||
nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||||
approximant | w | j | ||||||
lateral approximant | l |
front | central | back | |
close | i | u | |
close-mid | e | o | |
open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
open | a |
front | central | back | |
close | iː | uː | |
close-mid | eː | oː | |
open-mid | ɛː | ɔː | |
open | aː |
Source: Miotti, Renzo. 2002. Journal of the International Phonetic Association 32(2). 237–247.
Comments: The voiced affricate /dz̪/ is a peripheral phoneme in the consonant inventory of central Friulian, restricted to a small number of words, mainly of Italian or Venetian origin...It is to be pointed out that most authors do not include /ʒ/ among the phonemes of central Friulian, preferring to assign it to /z/. Nevertheless, since our data show that /ʒ/ is in complementary distribution with /z/ in prevocalic position, we are inclined to regard it as a distinct phonemic unit... /ɛː, ɔː/ are very rare in central Friulian, being frequently replaced with /eː, oː/... In unstressed position, only /i, e, a, o, u/ may be found (Miotti 2002).
Contributed by: Anton Kukhto (kukhto@mit.edu)