bilabial | labio-dental | dental | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | glottal | |
stop | b̥, pʰ, p, b | d̪̥, t̪ʰ, t̪, d̪ | g | q | |||||
tap | ɾ | ||||||||
fricative | β | f, v | s̪, z̪ | ʒ, ʃ | ɣ | χ | h | ||
affricate | t̪s̪ | tʃ | |||||||
nasal | m | n̪ | ŋ | ||||||
approximant | j | ||||||||
lateral approximant | l |
front | back | |
close | i, y | ɯ̽, u |
open-mid | ɛ, œ | ɔ |
open | ɑ |
front | back | |
close | iː, yː | ɯ̽ː, uː |
open-mid | ɛː, œː | ɔː |
open | ɑː |
front | back | |
close | ḭː, y̰ː | ɯ̰̽ː, ṵː |
open-mid | ɛ̰ː, œ̰ː | ɔ̰ː |
open | ɑ̰ː |
∅
t̪, ʃ, s̪, q, p, l, m, n̪, ŋ, ɣ, ɾt̪, ɾ, jn̪
(C)V(C)(C)
Source: Исхаков, Ф.Г.; Пальмбах, А.А. 1961. Грамматика тувинского языка (фонетика и морфология). Москва: Издательство восточной литературы
Comments: Pharyngealized vowels are also described as low-pitch vowels.
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)