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Hill Mari (Kozmodemjansk)
Phylum: Uralic
Genus: Mari
Lat/lon: 56.3, 46.6
ISO code: mrj
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | dental | alveolar | retroflex | alveolo-palatal | palatal | velar |
stop | p | t̺̪ | | | | | k |
trill | | | r | | | | |
fricative | β, ɸ | ð̺̪ | s, z | ʂ, ʐ | | | ɣ, x |
affricate | | | t̺s̺ | | tɕ | | |
nasal | m | | n̺ | | | ɲ | ŋ |
approximant | | | | | | j | |
lateral approximant | | | l̺ | | | ʎ | |
Short palatalised series
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | central | back |
close | i, y̞ | | u |
near-close | ɪ, ɪ̈ | | |
close-mid | e | | o |
open-mid | œ | | |
near-open | æ | | |
open | | a | |
Source: Галкин, И.С.; Исанбаев, Н.И.; Пенгитов, Н.Т.; Барцева З.Ф. (eds.) 1960. Современный марийский язык. Фонетика. Йошкар-Ола: Марийское книжное издательство
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)