bilabial | labio-velar | labio-dental | dental | alveolar | postalveolar | retroflex | palatal | velar | uvular | |
stop | p, b | t, d | ʈ, ɖ | k, g | ||||||
trill | r | |||||||||
fricative | f, v | ð | s, z | ʃ, ʒ | ʂ, ʐ | ʝ, ç | χ, ʁ | |||
affricate | ts | tʃ, dʒ | ||||||||
nasal | m | n | ɳ | |||||||
approximant | w | |||||||||
lateral approximant | l | ɭ |
front | central | back | |
close | i | u | |
close-mid | e | o | |
mid | ə | ||
open-mid | ɔ | ||
open | a |
front | central | back | |
close | iː | uː | |
close-mid | eː | ||
open | aː |
Ø
C, CV, CVC, CVCC
Source: Yusufbekov Sh. P. Sanglichskiy yazyk. In Rastorgueva V., Dž. I. Edel'man, and V. V. Moškalo. 1999. Vostočnoiranskie Yazyki. (Yazyki Mira: Iranskie Yazyki, III.) Moscow: Indrik.
Comments: The list of syllable templates is not exhaustive and represents ‘the most characteristic types’.
Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)