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Baghdad Arabic (Muslim)

Phylum: Semitic

Genus: Arabic

Lat/lon: 33.311034, 44.390918

ISO code: ayp

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velarlabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvularpharyngealglottal
stopbt̪, d̪k, gq
trillr
fricativefs, zʃx, ɣħ, ʕh
affricatetʃ, dʒ
nasalmn
approximantwj
lateral approximantl

Short pharyngealised series

bilabialdentalalveolar
stop
fricativeðˤ
nasal
lateral approximant

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
close-mido
midə
opena

Long series

frontcentralback
close
close-mid
open

Licit syllabic templates

CV(ː)(C), CCVː(C), CVCC

Source: Abu-Haidar, Farida. 2006. Baghdad Arabic. Kees Versteegh (ed.), Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics. Vol. 1. Brill: Leiden; Boston. 222–231.

Comments: Interdentals /θ ð/ and /ʔ/ are retained in borrowings from Standard Arabic. /p v/ occur in loans. /eː/ is sometimes realised as /ie/, which is "more common in the speech of women and men of rural origin". Etymological /aj aw/ were contracted to /eː oː/; status of new diphthongoidal combinations is uncertain.

Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)