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Dhofari Arabic

Phylum: Semitic

Genus: Arabic

Lat/lon: 17.039944, 54.115514

ISO code: adf

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velarlabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvularpharyngealglottal
stopbt, dk, gqʔ
tapɾ
fricativefθ, ðs, zʃx, ɣħ, ʕh
nasalmn
approximantwj
lateral approximantl

Short pharyngealised series

dentalalveolar
stop
fricativeðˤ

Vowels

Basic short series

frontback
closeiu
near-openæ

Long series

frontback
close
close-mid
near-openæː

Licit initial clusters

CC

Licit finals

CC

Licit syllabic templates

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)