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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
stopdˤ, tˤ
trill
fricative
affricatetʃˤ
nasal
lateral approximant

Vowels

Basic short series

centralback
closeu
midə
opena

Long series

frontcentralback
close
close-mid
open

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)