bilabial | labio-velar | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | glottal | epiglottal | |
stop | b, pʰ, pʼ | d, tʰ, tʼ | g, kʰ, kʼ | qʰ, qʼ | ʔ | ||||
trill | r | ʢ, ʜ | |||||||
fricative | z, s | ʒ, ʃ | x | ʁ, χ | h | ||||
affricate | tsʰ, tsʼ | tʃʰ, tʃʼ | |||||||
lateral fricative | ɬ | ||||||||
lateral affricate | tɬʰ, tɬʼ | ||||||||
nasal | m | n | |||||||
approximant | w | j | |||||||
lateral approximant | l |
alveolar | postalveolar | velar | uvular | glottal | epiglottal | |
stop | tʰʷ, tʼʷ | gʷ, kʰʷ, kʼʷ | qʰʷ, qʼʷ | |||
trill | ʢʷ, ʜʷ | |||||
fricative | zʷ, sʷ | ʒʷ, ʃʷ | xʷ | ʁʷ, χʷ | hʷ | |
affricate | tsʰʷ, tsʼʷ | tʃʰʷ, tʃʼʷ | ||||
lateral fricative | ɬʷ | |||||
lateral affricate | tɬʰʷ, tɬʼʷ |
front | central | back | |
close | i | u | |
close-mid | e | o | |
open | a |
55, 11, 15, 51
CV, CVC, CVRT
Source: Кибрик, А. Е.; и С. В. Кодзасов. 1990. Сопоставительное изучение дагестанских языков. Имя. Фонетика. Москва: МГУ.
Comments: The tones contrast only in the stressed syllable.
Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)