bilabial | labio-velar | alveolar | postalveolar | retroflex | palatal | velar | glottal | |
stop | p, pʰ, b, bʰ | t, tʰ, d, dʰ | ʈ, ʈʰ, ɖ, ɖʰ | k, kʰ, g, gʰ | ||||
trill | r, rʰ | |||||||
fricative | s | ʃ | h | |||||
affricate | ts, dz, dzʰ | tʃ, tʃʰ, dʒ, dʒʰ | ||||||
nasal | m, mʰ | n, nʰ | ɳ, ɳʰ | |||||
approximant | w, wʰ | j | ||||||
lateral approximant | l, lʰ | ɭ |
front | central | back | |
close | i | u | |
close-mid | e | o | |
mid | ə | ||
open | a |
/əi/, /əu/
C{r,j}, {d,k,s}w, {k,ʃ}l, s{p,pʰ,tʰ,k}
p, t, ʈ, k, pʰ, tʰ, ʈʰ, kʰ, b, d, ɖ, g, bʰ, dʰ, ɖʰ, gʰ, m, n, ɳ, ɳʰ, r, rʰ, l, ɭ, ts, dz, dzʰ, s, ʃ, h, w, j, wʰ
Source: Dhoṅgaḍe, Rameśa; and Kashi Wali. 2009. Marathi. London Oriental and African language library v. 13. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia: John Benjamins Pub. Co.
Comments: /ɒ, æ/ are used in English loanwords. Initial clusters mostly occur in Sanskrit and English borrowings and are split or prothesised in dialects.
Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)