bilabial | labio-velar | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | glottal | epiglottal | |
stop | b, pʰ, p’ | d, tʰ, t’ | kʟ̥̝, kʟ̥̝’, g, kʰ, k’ | ʔ | ʡ | ||||
trill | r | ʜ | |||||||
fricative | z, s | ʒ, ʃ | ʁ, χ | h | |||||
affricate | ts, ts’ | tʃ, tʃ’ | qχ, qχ’ | ||||||
nasal | m | n | |||||||
approximant | w | j | |||||||
lateral approximant | l | ʟ̝, ʟ̥̝ |
bilabial | alveolar | postalveolar | velar | uvular | |
stop | pː | tː | kː | ||
fricative | sː | ʃː | χː | ||
affricate | ts’ː | tʃ’ː | qχ’ː | ||
lateral approximant | ʟ̥̝ː |
alveolar | postalveolar | velar | uvular | |
stop | dʷ, tʷʰ | kʟ̥̝ʷ, kʟ̥̝ʷ’, gʷ, kʷʰ, kʷ’ | ||
fricative | zʷ, sʷ | ʒʷ, ʃʷ | ʁʷ, χʷ | |
affricate | tsʷ, tsʷ’ | tʃʷ, tʃʷ’ | qχʷ, qχʷ’ | |
lateral approximant | ʟ̥̝ʷ |
alveolar | postalveolar | velar | uvular | |
stop | kʷː | |||
fricative | sʷː | ʃʷː | χʷː | |
lateral approximant | ʟ̥̝ʷː |
front | central | back | |
close | i | u | |
close-mid | e | o | |
mid | ə | ||
open | a |
front | central | back | |
close | iː | uː | |
close-mid | eː | oː | |
open | aː |
Ø
NC
CV, CVC, CVNC
Source: Kibrik, A. E.; S. V. Kodzasov.; I. P. Olovjannikova.; and D. S. Samedov. 1977. Opyt strukturnogo opisanija archinskogo jazyka. Vol. 1. Izdatelstvo Moskovskogo universiteta.
Comments: N — sonorant. Voiced plosives sometimes lose voicing. Pharyngealisation is postulated as a prosody.
Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)