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Nganasan (Avam)

Phylum: Uralic

Genus: Samoyed

Lat/lon: 71.1, 92.8

ISO code: nio

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabialdentalalveolaralveolo-palatalpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, bt, dɟk, gʔ
trillr
fricativeðx
affricate
nasalmnɲŋ
approximantj
lateral approximantlʎ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closei, yɨ
close-mide
midə
open-midɔ̟̜
near-openɐ
opena

Diphthongs

/u̯ɑ/

Licit initial clusters

Licit finals

m, r̥, j, ŋ, ʔ, mʔ, rʔ, jʔ, ŋʔ

Licit syllabic templates

(C)V(V)(V)(C)(ʔ)

Source: Терещенко, Н.М. 1979. Нганасанский язык. Ленинград: "Наука", Ленинградское отделение

Comments: /ð/ can be infrequently realized as [d̪ð], which theoretically should be analyzed as the main (unlenited) allophone. /ɐ, a/ can be alternatively treated as /a, æ/. The 'diphthongs' (except u̯ɑ) consitute two syllables.

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