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Ladakhi (Leh)

Phylum: Sino-Tibetan

Genus: Tibetic

Lat/lon: 31.578709, 77.168508

ISO code: lbj

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velardentalalveolarpostalveolarretroflexpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, pʰ, bt̪, t̪ʰ, d̪ʈ, ʈʰ, ɖk, kʰ, g
trillr
fricatives, zʃ, ʒʂh
affricatets, tsʰ, dztʃ, tʃʰ, dʒ
nasalmnɲŋ
approximantwj
lateral approximantl, l̥

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiu
close-mideo
midə

Licit finals

k/p/m/n/ŋ/t/r/l(s)

Licit syllabic templates

(C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)

Source: Koshal, Sanyukta. 1979. Ladakhi grammar. Delhi; Varanasi; Patra: Motilal Banarsidass.

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