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Farsi

Phylum: Indo-European

Genus: Iranic

Lat/lon: 35.7, 51.4

ISO code: pes

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvularglottal
stopb, pʰtʰ, dkʰ, gʔ
trill
fricativef, vs, zʃ, ʒχh
affricatetʃʰ, dʒɢʁ
nasalmn
approximantj
lateral approximant

Vowels

Basic short series

frontback
close-mid
near-openæ

Long series

frontback
close
openɒː

Licit syllabic templates

(C)V(C)(C)

Source: Windfuhr, Gernot L. 1997. Phonologies of Asia and Africa (including the Caucasus), volume 1. Editor: Alan S. Kaye. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns

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