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Dolgan

Phylum: Turkic

Genus: Siberian

Lat/lon: 69.5, 87.5

ISO code: dlg

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabialalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvularglottal
stopb, pd, tɟ, cgɢ, q
trillr, r̥
fricativesh
affricatedʒ, tʃ
lateral fricativeɬ
nasalmnɲŋ
approximantj

Short velarised series

alveolar
lateral approximantɫ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontback
closei, yɯ, u
open-midœ, ɛɔ
openɑ

Long series

frontback
closeiː, yːɯː, uː
open-midœː, ɛːɔː
openɑː

Diphthongs

/iɛ/, /ɯɑ/, /yœ/, /uɔ/

Licit initial clusters

Licit finals

ɫt, rt, m, p, n, t, s, ɫ, r, ɲ, c, j, ŋ, q

Licit syllabic templates

(C)V(C), (C)VLt

Source: Убрятова, Е.И. 1985. Язык норильских долган. Новосибирск: Наука

Comments: /h/ and /s/ contrast only marginally. /ɬˠ/ and /r̥/ appear as a result of fusion of /rt/ and /ɫt/ before consonants.

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