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Amədya Neo-Aramaic

Phylum: Semitic

Genus: Northwest

Lat/lon: 37.1, 43.5

ISO code:

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velarlabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvularpharyngealglottal
stoppʰ, btʰ, dkʰ, gqʔ
trillr
fricativef, vθs, zʃ, ʒx, ɣħ, ʕh
affricatetʃ, dʒʰ
nasalmn
approximantwj
lateral approximantl

Short pharyngealised series

bilabialdentalalveolarpostalveolarretroflex
stoppˤ, bˤtˤ, dˤ
fricativeðˤsˤ, zˤ
affricatetʃˤ
nasalmˤ
approximantɻˤ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
close-mideɵ
midə
near-openɐ

Long series

frontcentralback
closeiːuː
close-mideːɵː
openaː

Diphthongs

/aɪ/, /aʊ/

Source: Greenblatt, Jared R. 2011. The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Amədya. Brill.

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