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Moksha (Southwest)
Phylum: Uralic
Genus: Mordvinic
Lat/lon: 54.0, 43.0
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, ʑ | | x |
| affricate | | | t̪s̪ | | ʈʂ | 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 | |
| open | | ä | |
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)