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Moksha (Standard)

Phylum: Uralic

Genus: Mordvinic

Lat/lon: 54.2, 44.5

ISO code: mdf

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarretroflexalveolo-palatalpalatalvelar
stopb, pt̪, d̪k, g
tapɾ, ɾ̥
fricativev, fs̪, z̪ʂ, ʐɕx
affricatet̪s̪tɕ
nasalmn̪
approximantj

Short palatalised series

alveolar
stoptʲ, dʲ
tapɾʲ, ɾ̥ʲ
fricativesʲ, zʲ
affricatetsʲ
lateral fricativeɬʲ
nasalnʲ
lateral approximantlʲ

Short velarised series

alveolar
lateral fricativeɬˠ
lateral approximantɫ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
close-mide̞o̞
midə̆
near-openæ
openä

Licit syllabic templates

(С)(С)V(C)(C)(C)(C)(C)(C)

Source: Бондарко, Л.В.; Полякова, О.Е. 1993. Современные мордовские языки. Фонетика. Саранск: Мордовское книжное издательство

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