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Ingush

Phylum: Nakh-Daghestanian

Genus: Nakh

Lat/lon: 43.2, 44.8

ISO code: inh

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvularglottalepiglottal
stoppʰ, pʼ, bt̪ʰ, t̪ʼ, d̪kʰ, kʼ, gqʰ, qʼʔʡ
trillr̺̥ʜ
tapɾ̺
fricativef, vs, zʃ, ʒʁh
affricatetsʰ, tsʼtʃʰ, tʃʼ
nasalmn
approximantj
lateral approximant

Long series

dentalalveolaruvular
stopt̪ː
fricative

Short palatalised series

velar
stopkʲʰ, kʲʼ, gʲ

Short pharyngealised series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolar
stoppʰˤ, bˤt̪ʼˤ, t̪ʰˤ, d̪ˤ
fricativeʒˤ
affricatetsʰˤtʃʼˤ, tʃʰˤ
nasal

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiɨu
near-closeɪʊ
close-mido
open-midɛʌ
near-openæ
opena

Long series

frontcentralback
close
open

Diphthongs

/iːɛ/, /uːʌ/, /ɛ̯æː/, /ɔaː/

Tones

351

Source: Nichols, Johanna. 2011. Ingush grammar. Berkeley • Los Angeles • London: University of California Press

Comments: For some speakers /ɔa/ is also phonemic.

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