bilabial | labio-dental | dental | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | glottal | |
stop | p, b | t, d | c, ɟ | k, g | ||||
trill | r | |||||||
tap | ɾ | |||||||
fricative | f, v | θ | s, z | ʃ, ʒ | h | |||
affricate | ts, dz | tʃ, dʒ | ||||||
nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||||
approximant | j | |||||||
lateral approximant | l |
dental | alveolar | |
fricative | ð͇ˠ | |
lateral approximant | ɫ |
front | central | back | |
close | i, y, i̯ | u, u̯ | |
close-mid | e | o | |
mid | ə | ||
open | ä |
sp, ʃp, ft, st, ʃt, fc, sc, ʃc, sk, ʃk, tʃk, tʃf, sf, ʃf, kθ, ps, pʃ, fʃ, tʃb, tʃd, zb, ʒb, vd, ʒd, zɟ, zg, ʒg, zv, ʒv, gð͇ˠ, pj, bj, fj, vj, tj, dj, θj, ð͇ˠj, sj, zj, tsj, tʃj, kj, pɾ, tɾ, kɾ, fɾ, bɾ, dɾ, gɾ, vɾ, tʃr, pl, kl, tʃl, fl, sl, ʃl, bl, gl, vl, pɫ, kɫ, fɫ, bɫ, gɫ, tm, zm, tʃm, ʃm, tʃn, ʃn, tʃɲ, tʃc, tk, tsf, ʃθ, ks, zd, vɟ, ʒɟ, θɾ, ð͇ˠɾ, tsɾ, tʃɾ, pr, kr, gr, sɫ, vɫ, km, sm, gn, tʃb, tʃh, tʃn, tʃɲ, tʃc, tʃɾ, tʃr, ʒð͇ˠ, mv, rj, mp, ŋk, mb, nd, ŋg, ndz, ɲɟ, mj, mɾ, mr, ml, mɫ, CCL, CCj, CNC, CNCL, CNCj
(C)(N)(C)(L)V(C)(C)
Source: Klippenstein, Rachel. 2010. Word-initial consonant clusters in Albanian. OSUWPL Vol. 59, pp. 10–32. Ohio State University, Department of Linguistics; Camaj, Martin. 1984. Albanian grammar: with exercises, chrestomathy and glossaries. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrasowitz.
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)