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Godoberi

Phylum: Nakh-Daghestanian

Genus: Avar-Andi

Lat/lon: 42.6386111, 46.0083333

ISO code: gdo

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabialalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvularpharyngealglottal
stopp, bd, tʰ, tʼcʰ, cʼ, ɟg, kʰ, kʼʔ
trillr
fricativeβz, sʒ, ʃçχ, ʁħh
affricatetsʰ, tsʼdʒ, tʃʰ, tʃʼqχʰ
lateral fricativeɬ
lateral affricatetɬʼ
nasalmn
approximantj
lateral approximantl

Long series

alveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvular
stopcːʰkːʰ
fricativeʃːχː, ʁː
affricatetsːʰtʃːʰ
lateral fricativeɬː
lateral affricatetɬːʰ

Short pharyngealised series

glottal
stopʔˤ

Short labialised series

velaruvular
stopkʷʰ, kʼʷqʼʷ
fricativeχʷ

Long labialised series

velar
stopkːʷʰ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
close-mideo
open

Long series

frontcentralback
close
close-mid
openäː

Short nasalised series

frontcentralback
close
openä̃

Source: Саидова, П.А. 1973. Годоберинский язык. Махачкала: Дагестанский филиал Академии наук СССР. Институт истории, языка и литературы имени Г. Цадасы

Comments: /ẽ/, /õ/, /tːʰ/ and /lː/ are non-phonemic.

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