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Turkmen (Teke)

Phylum: Turkic

Genus: Oghuz

Lat/lon: 38.0, 60.5

ISO code: tuk

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velardentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelarglottal
stoppʰ, bd̪, t̪ʰk, g
tapɾ
fricativeθ, ðʃ, ʒxh
affricatetʃ, dʒ
nasalmŋ
approximantwj
lateral approximant

Vowels

Basic short series

frontback
closei, yɯ, u
open-midœ, ɛɔ
openɑ

Long series

frontback
closeiː, yːɯː, uː
open-midœːɔː
near-openæː
openɑː

Source: Gray, David. 1994. Turkmen grammar. A short descriptive grammar of the Turkmen language. Cheltenham: SIL-NEG

Comments: /l̪/ might be velarized or palatalized according to the harmonic class of the word. /k/ and /g/ get uvular in back-vowel environment.

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