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Tosk Albanian (Korçë)

Phylum: Indo-European

Genus: Albanian

Lat/lon: 40.6, 20.8

ISO code: als

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, bt, dc, ɟk, g
trillr
tapɾ
fricativef, vθs, zʃ, ʒh
affricatets, dztʃ, dʒ
nasalmnɲ
approximantj
lateral approximantl

Short velarised series

dentalalveolar
fricativeð͇ˠ
lateral approximantɫ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closei, y, i̯u, u̯
close-mideo
midə
open

Licit initial clusters

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

Licit syllabic templates

(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)