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Jibbali (Central)
Phylum: Semitic
Genus: South
Lat/lon: 17.0, 54.8
ISO code: shv
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | labio-velar | labio-dental | dental | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | pharyngeal | glottal |
| stop | b | | | | tʰ, d, dʼ | | | kʰ, kʼ | | | |
| trill | | | | | r | | | | | | |
| fricative | | | f | θ, ð, ðʼ | s, z, sʼ | ʃ, ʃ̞, ʃ̞ʼ | | | χ, ʁ | ħ, ʕ | h |
| lateral fricative | | | | | ɬ, ɮʼ | | | | | | |
| nasal | m | | | | n | | | | | | |
| approximant | | w | | | | | j | | | | |
| lateral approximant | | | | | l | | | | | | |
Short palatalised series
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | central | back |
| close | i | | u |
| close-mid | e | | o |
| mid | | ə | |
| open-mid | ɛ | | ɔ |
| open | | a | |
Source: Rubin, Aaron D. 2014. The Jibbali (Shaḥri) Language of Oman. Grammar and Texts. Leiden, Boston: Brill
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)