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Saek

Phylum: Tai-Kadai

Genus: Tai

Lat/lon: 17.455271, 104.742016

ISO code: skb

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velarlabio-dentalalveolarpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, pʰ, bt, tʰ, dc, cʰk, kʰʔ
trillr
fricativef, vsh
nasalmnɲŋ
approximantwj
lateral approximantl

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiɯ, u
close-mideɤ, o
open-midɛɔ
opena

Long series

frontcentralback
closeɯː, uː
close-midɤː, oː
open-midɛːɔː
open

Diphthongs

/ia/, /ɯa/, /ua/

Tones

34, 11, 31ʔ, 454, 52, 32

Licit initial clusters

ʔw, kw, kʰw, lw, ŋw, sw, tʰw, hw, bl, ml, pl, pʰl, tl, tʰl, pr, pʰr, tr, tʰr

Licit finals

m, n, ŋ, p, t, k, ʔ, l

Source: Gedney, William J. 1993. William J. Gedney’s the Saek language: glossary, texts, and translations. Michigan papers on South and Southeast Asia no. 41. Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan.

Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)