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Moksha (Standard)
Phylum: Uralic
Genus: Mordvinic
Lat/lon: 54.2, 44.5
ISO code: mdf
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | labio-dental | dental | alveolar | retroflex | alveolo-palatal | palatal | velar |
stop | b, p | | t̪, d̪ | | | | | k, g |
tap | | | | ɾ, ɾ̥ | | | | |
fricative | | v, f | s̪, z̪ | | ʂ, ʐ | ɕ | | x |
affricate | | | t̪s̪ | | | tɕ | | |
nasal | m | | n̪ | | | | | |
approximant | | | | | | | j | |
Short palatalised series
| alveolar |
stop | tʲ, dʲ |
tap | ɾʲ, ɾ̥ʲ |
fricative | sʲ, zʲ |
affricate | tsʲ |
lateral fricative | ɬʲ |
nasal | nʲ |
lateral approximant | lʲ |
Short velarised series
| alveolar |
lateral fricative | ɬˠ |
lateral approximant | ɫ |
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | central | back |
close | i | | u |
close-mid | e̞ | | o̞ |
mid | | ə̆ | |
near-open | æ | | |
open | | ä | |
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)