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Yazghulami

Phylum: Indo-European

Genus: Iranic

Lat/lon: 38.239251, 71.555667

ISO code: yah

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velarlabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvular
stopp, bt, dc, ɟk, gq
trillr
fricativef, vθ, ðs, zʃ, ʒx, ɣχ, ʁ
affricatets, dztʃ, dʒ
nasalmn
approximantwj
lateral approximantl

Short labialised series

velaruvular
stopkʷ, gʷ
fricativeχʷ, ʁʷ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
near-closeʊ
close-mideo
midə
opena

Long series

central
open

Licit syllabic templates

CV, CVC, CVCC

Source: Edelman Dž. I. Yazghulamskiy yazyk. In Rastorgueva V., Dž. I. Edel'man, and V. V. Moškalo. 1999. Vostočnoiranskie Yazyki. (Yazyki Mira: Iranskie Yazyki, III.) Moscow: Indrik.

Comments: Only ‘optimal’ syllable templates are given in the description. Voiceless consonants are aspirated word initially and before stressed vowels. Some plosive palatalise before front vowels and often word finally.

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