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Tuvan (Standard)

Phylum: Turkic

Genus: Sayan

Lat/lon: 51.7, 94.4

ISO code: tyv

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-dentaldentalalveolarpostalveolarpalatalvelaruvularglottal
stopb̥, pʰ, p, bd̪̥, t̪ʰ, t̪, d̪gq
tapɾ
fricativeβf, vs̪, z̪ʒ, ʃɣχh
affricatet̪s̪
nasalmŋ
approximantj
lateral approximantl

Vowels

Basic short series

frontback
closei, yɯ̽, u
open-midɛ, œɔ
openɑ

Long series

frontback
closeiː, yːɯ̽ː, uː
open-midɛː, œːɔː
openɑː

Long creaky voiced series

frontback
closeḭː, y̰ːɯ̰̽ː, ṵː
open-midɛ̰ː, œ̰ːɔ̰ː
openɑ̰ː

Licit initial clusters

Licit finals

t̪, ʃ, s̪, q, p, l, m, n̪, ŋ, ɣ, ɾt̪, ɾ, jn̪

Licit syllabic templates

(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)