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Urdu
Phylum: Indo-European
Genus: Indo-Aryan
Lat/lon: 25.0, 67.0
ISO code: urd
Consonants
Basic short series
| bilabial | labio-dental | alveolar | postalveolar | retroflex | palatal | velar | uvular | glottal |
stop | p, pʰ, b | | t̻, t̻ʰ, d̻ | | ʈ, ʈʰ, ɖ | | k, kʰ, g | q | |
trill | | | r | | | | | | |
tap | | | | | ɽ | | | | |
fricative | | f | s, z | ʃ | ʂ | | ɣ, x | | ɦ |
affricate | | | | tʃ, tʃʰ, dʒ | | | | | |
nasal | m | | n̻ | | | | | | |
approximant | | ʋ | | | | j | | | |
lateral approximant | | | l̻ | | | | | | |
Short breathy voiced series
| bilabial | alveolar | retroflex | velar |
stop | b̤ʱ | d̻̤ʱ | ɖ̤ʱ | g̤ʱ |
tap | | | ɽ̤ʱ | |
Short breathy voiced breathy voiced series
| postalveolar |
affricate | d̤ʒ̤ʱ |
Vowels
Basic short series
| front | central | back |
near-close | ɪ | | ʊ |
mid | | ə | |
near-open | æ | | |
Long series
| front | central | back |
close | iː | | uː |
close-mid | eː | | oː |
open-mid | ɛː | | ɔː |
open | | äː | |
Long nasalised series
| front | central | back |
close | ĩː | | ũː |
close-mid | ẽː | | õː |
open-mid | ɛ̃ː | | ɔ̃ː |
open | | ä̃ː | |
Short nasalised series
| front | central | back |
near-close | ɪ̃ | | ʊ̃ |
mid | | ə̃ | |
Source: Alan S. Kaye. 1997 Hindi-Urdu phonology. Phonologies of Asia and Africa (including the Caucasus), volume 1. Edited by: Alan S. Kaye. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)