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Bhujel

Phylum: Sino-Tibetan

Genus: Chepang-Bhujel

Lat/lon: 27.851953, 84.452763

ISO code: byh

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velardentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, pʰ, b, bʰt̪, t̪ʰ, d̪, d̪ʰk, kʰ, g, gʰ
trillr, r̥
fricativesh
affricatetʃ, tʃʰ, dʒ
nasalm, m̥n, n̥ŋ, ŋ̊
approximantw, ʍj, j̊
lateral approximantl, l̥

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
close-mideo
midə
opena

Short nasalised series

frontcentralback
close
close-mid
open

Diphthongs

/əi/, /əu/, /ai/, /au/, /oi/, /ui/

Licit initial clusters

Cr/l/j, krj

Licit finals

p, pʰ, t̪, t̪ʰ, k, kʰ, b, d̪, g, m, m̥, n, ŋ, ŋ̊, tʃ, tʃʰ, dʒ, s, h, r, l, w, j

Licit syllabic templates

(C)(C)(G)V(C)

Source: Regmi, Dan Raj. 2012. A grammar of Bhujel. Languages of the world. Materials 492. Muenchen: LINCOM Europa.

Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)