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Laz (Ardeşen)

Phylum: Kartvelian

Genus: Karto-Zan

Lat/lon: 41.19, 40.98

ISO code: lzz

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvularglottal
stoppʰ, pʼ, bt̪ʰ, t̪ʼ, d̪cʰ, cʼ, ɟkʰ, kʼ, g
tapɾ
fricativev, fs, zʃ, ʒχ, ʁh
affricatets, tsʼ, dztʃ, tʃʼ, dʒqχʼ
nasalm
approximantj
lateral approximantl

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
open-midɛɔ
opena

Source: Kojima, Goichi; Bucaklişi, İsmail. 2003. Lazca Gramer. Laz Grammar. Chiviyazilari Yayınevi, İstanbul.

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