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Meadow Mari (Volga)
Phylum: Uralic
Genus: Mari
Lat/lon: 56.0, 48.0
ISO code: mhr
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | dental | alveolar | retroflex | alveolo-palatal | palatal | velar |
| stop | p | t̺̪ | | | | | k |
| trill | | | r | | | | |
| fricative | β | ð̺̪ | s, z | ʂ, ʐ | | | ɣ |
| affricate | | | | ʈʂ | tɕ | | |
| nasal | m | | n̺ | | | ɲ | ŋ |
| approximant | | | | | | j | |
| lateral approximant | | | l̺ | | | ʎ | |
Short palatalised series
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | central | back |
| close | i, y̞ | | u |
| near-close | ɪ̈ | | ʊ̜ |
| close-mid | e | | o |
| open-mid | œ | | |
| open | | a | |
Source: Галкин, И.С.; Исанбаев, Н.И.; Пенгитов, Н.Т.; Барцева З.Ф. (eds.) 1960. Современный марийский язык. Фонетика. Йошкар-Ола: Марийское книжное издательство.
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)