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Mingrelian (Zugdidi-Samurzaqano)
Phylum: Kartvelian
Genus: Karto-Zan
Lat/lon: 42.5, 41.85
ISO code: xmf
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | labio-velar | labio-dental | dental | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | glottal |
| stop | pʼ, pʰ, b | | | t̪ʼ, t̪ʰ, d̪ | | | | kʼ, kʰ, g | | ʔ |
| trill | | | | | r | | | | | |
| fricative | | | v | | s, z | ʒ, ʃ | | | χ, ʁ | h |
| affricate | | | | | tsʼ, dz, ts | tʃʼ, dʒ, tʃ | | | qχʼ | |
| nasal | m | | | n̪ | | | | | | |
| approximant | | w | | | | | j | | | |
Short palatalised series
| alveolar |
| lateral approximant | lʲ |
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | central | back |
| close | i | | u |
| mid | | ə | |
| open-mid | ɛ | | ɔ |
| open | | | ɑ |
Source: Кипшидзе, І. 1914. Грамматика мингрельскаго (иверскаго) языка съ хрестоматіею и словаремъ. С.-Петербургъ, Типографія императорской академіи наукъ
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)