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Mon

Phylum: Mon-Khmer

Genus: Monic

Lat/lon: 15.49, 98.12

ISO code: mnw

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velaralveolaralveolo-palatalpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, pʰ, ɓt, tʰ, ɗk, kʰʔ
trillr
fricativesɕh
affricatetɕ, tɕʰ
nasalm, m̥n, n̥ɲ, ɲ̊ŋ
approximantw, w̥j
lateral approximantl, l̥

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
close-mideɤ, o
midə
open-midɛɔ
near-openɐ
opena

Diphthongs

/iə/, /eə/, /ɛə/, /uə/, /oə/, /ɔə/, /ɐə/, /ao/

Licit initial clusters

kj, kr, kl, kw, kʰj, kʰr, kʰl, kʰw, pj, pr, pl, pʰj, pʰr, pʰl

Licit finals

k, c, t, p, ŋ, ɲ, n, m, j, h, ʔ

Licit syllabic templates

(Cə)C(C)V(C)

Source: Jenny, Mathias. 2014. Modern Mon. In Sidwell, Paul, and Mathias Jenny (eds.), The Handbook of Austroasiatic Languages. Leiden: Brill. 553-600.

Contributed by: Chingduang Yurayong (jang905@hotmail.com)