bilabial | labio-velar | alveolar | palatal | velar | glottal | |
stop | p, pʰ, ɓ | t, tʰ, ɗ | k, kʰ | ʔ | ||
fricative | s, sʰ | x, ɣ | h | |||
lateral fricative | ɬ | |||||
nasal | m̥, m | n̥, n | ŋ̊, ŋ | |||
approximant | w | j | ||||
lateral approximant | l |
front | central | back | |
close | i | ɯ, u | |
mid | ə | ||
open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
open | a |
front | central | back | |
close | iː | ɯː, uː | |
mid | əː | ||
open-mid | ɛː | ɔː | |
open | aː |
/ɯi/, /ui/, /ei/, /əi/, /ɔi/, /ai/, /ɯːi/, /uːi/, /eːi/, /əːi/, /ɔːi/, /aːi/, /əɯ/, /aɯ/, /aːɯ/, /ɔu/
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pj, pɣ, pʰj, pʰɣ, bj, bɣ, m̥ɣ, mɣ, kɣ, kʰɣ, ŋɣ, ŋ̊ɣ, hj, wj, wɣ
p, t, k, ʔ, m, n, ŋ
(C){j,ɣ}V(C)
Source: So-Hartmann, Helga. 2009. A descriptive grammar of Daai Chin. (STEDT Monograph Series, 7.) Berkeley: Center for Southeast Asia Studies.
Comments: Velar stops are in free variation with /ç, çʰ/. Word-final stops are unreleased. Long monophthong vowels are never found in open syllables. Short vowels in syllables with stops in the coda position do not display length distinctions.
Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)