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Yaghnobi
Phylum: Indo-European
Genus: Iranic
Lat/lon: 39.2163889, 69.0633333
ISO code: yai
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | labio-dental | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | pharyngeal | glottal |
stop | p, b | | t, d | | | k, g | q | | |
trill | | | r | | | | | | |
fricative | β̞ | f, v | s, z | | | | χ, ʁ | ħ, ʕ | h |
affricate | | | | tʃ, dʒ | | | | | |
nasal | m | | n | | | | | | |
approximant | | | | | j | | | | |
lateral approximant | | | l | | | | | | |
Short palatalised series
| postalveolar |
fricative | ʃʲ, ʒʲ |
Short labialised series
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | central | back |
near-close | ɪ | | ʊ |
open | | a | |
Long series
| front | back |
close | iː, yː | uː |
close-mid | eː | o̞ː |
open | | ɑː |
Source: Хромов, А.Л. 1987. Ягнобский язык. Основы иранского языкознания (ed.: Расторгуева, В.С.). Новоиранские языки II. – Восточная группа, 644-701. Москва
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)