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Godoberi
Phylum: Nakh-Daghestanian
Genus: Avar-Andi
Lat/lon: 42.6386111, 46.0083333
ISO code: gdo
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | pharyngeal | glottal |
stop | p, b | d, tʰ, tʼ | | cʰ, cʼ, ɟ | g, kʰ, kʼ | qʼ | | ʔ |
trill | | r | | | | | | |
fricative | β | z, s | ʒ, ʃ | ç | | χ, ʁ | ħ | h |
affricate | | tsʰ, tsʼ | dʒ, tʃʰ, tʃʼ | | | qχʰ | | |
lateral fricative | | ɬ | | | | | | |
lateral affricate | | tɬʼ | | | | | | |
nasal | m | n | | | | | | |
approximant | | | | j | | | | |
lateral approximant | | l | | | | | | |
Long series
| alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular |
stop | | | cːʰ | kːʰ | |
fricative | sː | ʃː | | xː | χː, ʁː |
affricate | tsːʰ | tʃːʰ | | | |
lateral fricative | ɬː | | | | |
lateral affricate | tɬːʰ | | | | |
Short pharyngealised series
Short labialised series
| velar | uvular |
stop | kʷʰ, kʼʷ | qʼʷ |
fricative | | χʷ |
Long labialised series
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | central | back |
close | i | | u |
close-mid | e | | o |
open | | ä | |
Long series
| front | central | back |
close | iː | | uː |
close-mid | eː | | oː |
open | | äː | |
Short nasalised series
| front | central | back |
close | ĩ | | ũ |
open | | ä̃ | |
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)