Bactrian phonology

Consonants

Consonants of Bactrian

Type		Labial	Dental or alveolar	Palatal or postalveolar	Velar		Glottal
					plain	labialized
Stops	Voiceless	π [p]	τ [t]		κ [k]
	Voiced	β, ββ [b]?	δ, δδ [d]		γ [ɡ]
Affricates	Voiceless		σ [t͡s]
	Voiced		ζ [d͡z]
Fricatives	Voiceless	φ [f]	θ [θ]?, σ [s]	ϸ [ʃ]	χ [x]	χο [xʷ]	υ [h]
	Voiced	β [v]	δ [ð]?, ζ [z]	ζ [ʒ]?	γ [ɣ]
Nasals		μ [m]	ν [n]
Approximants			λ [l]	ι [j]		ο [w]
Rhotic			ρ [r]

Vowels

Vowels of Bactrian

Type Short Front Central Back Close ι [i] ο [u] Mid ε [e] α, ο [ə] ο [o]? Open α [a]

Type Long Front Back Close [iː] ο [uː] Mid η [eː] ω [oː] Open α [aː]

External links

• Bactrian language