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Burushaski (Werchikwar)

Phylum: Isolate

Genus: Ungrouped

Lat/lon: 36.38, 73.33

ISO code: bsk

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velarlabio-dentalalveolarretroflexalveolo-palatalpalatalvelaruvularglottal
stopp, pʰ, bt, tʰ, dʈ, ʈʰ, ɖk, kʰ, gq, qʰ
trillr
fricativefz, sʂɕxʁh
affricatets, tsʰʈʂ, ʈʂʰ, ɖʐtɕ, tɕʰ, dʑ
lateral fricativeɬ
nasalmnŋ
approximantwj
lateral approximantl

Vowels

Basic short series

frontback
closeiu
close-mido
open-midɛʌ

Long series

frontcentralback
close
close-mid
open-midɛː
openäː

Source: Anderson, Gregory D.S. 1997. Burushaski phonology. Kaye, Alan S., and Peter T. Daniels (eds.) Phonologies of Asia and Africa (including the Caucasus). Vol. 1, 1021–1041. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

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