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Betanure Neo-Aramaic

Phylum: Semitic

Genus: Northwest

Lat/lon: 37.1025246, 43.5039625

ISO code:

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velardentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvularpharyngealglottal
stopb, pd, tg, kqʔ
trillr
fricativeð, θz, sʒ, ʃxʁʕ, ħh
affricatedʒ, tʃ
nasalmn
approximantwj
lateral approximantl

Short pharyngealised series

bilabialalveolarpostalveolar
stoppˤdˤ, tˤ
trillrˤ
fricativesˤ
affricatetʃˤ
nasalmˤ
lateral approximantlˤ

Vowels

Basic short series

centralback
closeu
midə
opena

Long series

frontcentralback
closeiːuː
close-mideːoː
openaː

Diphthongs

/aj/, /aw/, /uj/

Source: Mutzafi, Hezy. 2008. The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Betanure (province of Dihok). Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

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