bilabial | labio-velar | labio-dental | dental | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | pharyngeal | glottal | |
stop | b | t, d | k, g | q | ʔ | ||||||
tap | ɾ | ||||||||||
fricative | f | θ, ð | s, z | ʃ | x, ɣ | ħ, ʕ | h | ||||
nasal | m | n | |||||||||
approximant | w | j | |||||||||
lateral approximant | l |
dental | alveolar | |
stop | tˤ | |
fricative | ðˤ | sˤ |
front | back | |
close | i | u |
near-open | æ |
front | back | |
close | iː | uː |
close-mid | eː | oː |
near-open | æː |
CC
CC
CV(ː), CVC (eveywhere); CVːC, CVCC (word finally); CCV(ː), CCV(ː)C (word initially)
Source: Davey, Richard J. 2013. Coastal Dhofārī Arabic: a sketch grammar. MA thesis. University of Manchester.
Comments: /ʒ lˤ/ are marginal. The latter is only found in the word for God. Historical diphthongs /aj aw/ can appear in formal speech.
Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)