bilabial | labio-velar | dental | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | glottal | |
stop | p, pʰ, b | t̪, t̪ʰ, d̪ | k, kʰ, g | q, ɢ | |||||
trill | r | ||||||||
fricative | s, z | ʃ, ʒ | x | χ | h | ||||
affricate | ts, tsʰ | tʃ, tʃʰ, dʒ | |||||||
nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||||
approximant | w | j | |||||||
lateral approximant | l |
front | central | back | |
close | i | u | |
close-mid | e | o | |
mid | ə | ||
open | a |
FS, FF, NF, rS
(C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)
Source: Sharma, Devi D. 2004. Tribal Languages Of Ladakh, Part III (A Descriptive Grammar of Purki & Balti). New Delhi: Mittal Publications; Rangan, K. 1979. Purki grammar. Mysore: Central institute of Indian languages.
Comments: F — fricative; S — stop. Both descriptions are of a low quality. An opposition of dental and alveolar stops and a series of long vowels is posited by Rangan, but not upheld by Sharma. The overall system of Sharma is hard to interpret because of confusing labels and glyphs — the system presented here is a synthesis.
Contributed by: Dmitry Nikolaev (dnikolaev@fastmail.com)