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Western Balochi (Lāšārī)
Phylum: Indo-European
Genus: Iranic
Lat/lon: 28.3, 68.5
ISO code: bgn
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | labio-dental | alveolar | postalveolar | retroflex | palatal | velar | glottal |
| stop | p, b | | t, d | | ʈ, ɖ | | k, g | |
| tap | | | ɾ | | ɽ | | | |
| fricative | | | s, z | ʃ, ʒ | | | x, ɣ | h |
| affricate | | | | tʃ, dʒ | | | | |
| nasal | m | | n | | | | | |
| approximant | | ʋ | | | | j | | |
| lateral approximant | | | l | | | | | |
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | central | back |
| near-close | ɪ | | ʊ |
| open | | ä | |
Long series
| front | back |
| close | iː | |
| close-mid | øː | oː |
| open | | ɒː |
Long nasalised series
| front | back |
| close | ĩː | |
| open | | ɒ̃ː |
Short nasalised series
| front | back |
| near-close | ɪ̃ | ʊ̃ |
| close-mid | ø̃ | |
Diphthongs
/uɔː/, /iɛː/, /æɪ̯/, /ɔʊ̯/, /ũɔ̃ː/, /ĩɛ̃ː/, /æ̃ɪ̯̃/, /ɔ̃ʊ̯̃/
Source: Elfenbein, Josef. 1997. Balochi phonology. Kaye, Alan S., and Peter T. Daniels (eds.) Phonologies of Asia and Africa (including the Caucasus). Vol. 1, 761–776. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.
Comments: /f/, /q/, /ʔ/ are found in careful educated speech.
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)