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Khowar

Phylum: Indo-European

Genus: Indo-Aryan

Lat/lon: 36.278165, 72.519614

ISO code: khw

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarretroflexalveolo-palatalpalatalvelaruvularglottal
stopp, b, pʰt̪, d̪, t̪ʰʈ, ɖ, ʈʰk, g, kʰq
tapɾ
fricativefs, zʂ, ʐɕ, ʑx, ɣh
affricatets, dz, tsʰʈʂ, ɖʐ, ʈʂʰtɕ, dʑ, tɕʰ
nasalm
approximantʋj
lateral approximantl

Short velarised series

alveolar
lateral approximantɫ

Vowels

Basic short series

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closeiu
open-midɛɔ
openɑ

Tones

15

Source: Liljegren, H., & Khan, A. A. (2016). Khowar. Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 1-11.

Comments: Distinctive low-rising tone is characteristic of only a number of words.

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