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Mongghul (Huzhu Monguor)
Phylum: Mongolic
Genus: Qinghai-Gansu
Lat/lon: 36.81643, 101.9901
ISO code: mjg
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | labio-velar | labio-dental | alveolar | postalveolar | retroflex | palatal | velar | uvular |
| stop | pʰ, p | | | tʰ, t | | | | kʰ, k | q |
| trill | | | | r | | | | | |
| fricative | | | f | s | ʃ | ʂ | | x | |
| affricate | | | | tsʰ, ts | tʃʰ, tʃ | ʈʂʰ, ʈʂ | | | |
| nasal | m | | | n | | | | ŋ | |
| approximant | | w | | | | | j | | |
| lateral approximant | | | | l | | | | | |
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | central | back |
| close | | | u |
| close-mid | e | | o |
| mid | | ə | |
| open | | a | |
Long series
| front | central | back |
| close | | | uː |
| close-mid | eː | | oː |
| mid | | əː | |
| open | | aː | |
Source: Nugteren, Hans. 2011. Mongolic Phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu Languages. Utrecht: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT).
Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)