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Bakhtiari

Phylum: Indo-European

Genus: Iranic

Lat/lon: 32.0, 50.0

ISO code: bqi

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarpalataluvularglottal
stoppʰ, btʰ, dqʰ, ɢ
tapɾ
fricativef, vð̞s, zʃ, ʒχh
affricatetʃʰ, dʒ
nasalmn
approximantj
lateral approximantl

Short palatalised series

velar
stopkʰʲ, gʲ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
open-midɛɔ
opena

Long series

frontback
close
openɑː

Diphthongs

/eːi̯/, /oːu̯/, /au̯/, /æi̯/, /ɑːi̯/, /ɔi̯/

Licit initial clusters

Ø

Licit finals

pʰ, b, f, v, m, tʰ, ð̞, s, z, n, ɾ, l, tʃ, dʒ, ʃ, ʒ, j, kʰʲ, g, qʰ, ɢ, χ, pt, ft, sp, st, sχ, sm, sn, zg, sn, ʃt, ʃk, ʃχ, ʃn, ʒn, χt, χf, χʃ, χm, mb, mtʰ, mn, nɾ, nd, ndʒ, ŋg, ɾb, ɾtʰ, ɾd, ɾtʃʰ, ɾdʒ, ɾkʰʲ, rg, rɢ, rs, rf, rz, rm, rn, lb, ltʰ, ld, lqʰ, lɢ, ls, lf, lχ, ln, lv, vj, vg, vqʰ, vf, vʃ, vz, vnz, vɾ, vl, jtʰ, jkʰ, jd, jz, jzn, jʒn, jm, jn, jnʃ, jɾ, jv, jvn, r

Licit syllabic templates

V(C)(C), CV(C)(C)(C)

Source: Anonby, Erik; Ashraf Asadi. 2014. Bakhtiari Studies. Phonology, Text, Lexicon. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Studia Iranica Upsaliensia 24. Uppsala: Uppsala Universitet

Comments: /eːi̯, oːu̯, au̯, æi̯, ɑːi̯, ɔi̯, ð̞/ are marginally phonemic.

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