Phylum: Sino-Tibetan
Genus: Kuki-Chin
Lat/lon: 21.947245, 92.65764
ISO code:
| bilabial | labio-dental | alveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | glottal | |
| stop | b, p, pʰ | d, t, tʰ | k, kʰ | q | ʔ | ||
| trill | r | ||||||
| fricative | v, f | s, sʰ | h | ||||
| affricate | qχ | ||||||
| nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||||
| approximant | j | ||||||
| lateral approximant | l |
| front | central | back | |
| close | i | ɨ | u |
| close-mid | e | ɘ, ɵ | o |
| open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| open | a |
| front | central | back | |
| close | ĩ | ɨ̃ | ũ |
| close-mid | ɘ̃ | ||
| open-mid | ɛ̃ | ɔ̃ | |
| open | ã |
/ei/, /ai/, /ui/, /ɔi/
11, 33, 55
pr, pʰr
Ø
(C)V, {p,pʰ}rV
Source: Herr, Kristen Elizabeth (2011). The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin. Unpublished Master’s thesis. Chiang Mai: Payap University.
Comments: Lemi Chin is a sesquisyllabic language with some words having the form C.CV or CV̆.CV.
Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)