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Sindhi (Jacobabad)

Phylum: Indo-European

Genus: Indo-Aryan

Lat/lon: 28.3, 68.5

ISO code: snd

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarretroflexpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, b, pʰ, bʱ, ɓt̪, t̪ʰ, d̪, d̪ʱʈ, ʈʰ, ɖ, ɖʱ, ᶑʄk, g, kʰ, gʱ, ɠʔ
trillr, rʱ
tapɽ, ɽʱ
fricativef, vs, zʃx, ɣh
affricatetʃ, tʃʰ, dʒ, dʒʱ
nasalmn, nʱɳ, ɳʱɲŋ
approximantj
lateral approximantl, lʱ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
near-closeɪ̆ʊ̆
close-mideo
open-midɔ
near-openæɐ̆
openɑ

Short nasalised series

frontback
close
close-mid
open-midɔ̃
near-openæ̃
openɑ̃

Source: Raza, Sarfraz; Zahid, Agha Furrukh; Raza, Usman. 2004. Phonemic inventory of Sindhi and acoustic analysis of voiced implosives. CRULP Annual Student Report.

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