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Mehri (Oman)

Phylum: Semitic

Genus: South

Lat/lon: 17.4, 53.0

ISO code: gdq

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velarlabio-dentaldentalalveolaralveolo-palatalpalatalvelarpharyngealglottal
stopbtʰ, d, t’kʰ, g, k’ʔ
trillr
fricativefθ, ð, θʼs, z, s’ɕ, ʑ, ɕ’x, ɣħ, ʕh
lateral fricativeɬ, ɬ’
nasalmn
approximantwj
lateral approximantl

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentral
midə
open-midɛ
opena

Long series

frontcentralback
close
close-mid
open-midɛː
open

Long nasalised series

back
close-midõː

Diphthongs

/ai̯/, /au̯/, /əi̯/, /əu̯/

Source: Rubin, Aaron D. 2010. The Mehri language of Oman. Leiden: Brill

Comments: /ʑ, ʕ, ɛ, õː/ are marginal.

Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)