Karachay-Balkar phonology

Vowels

	Front	Back
Close	i y	ɯ u
Close-mid	e ø	ɤ o
Open-mid	ɛ œ	ʌ ɔ
Open	æ	a ɒ

Consonants

	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Plosive	p b	t d	c ɟ	k ɡ	q ɢ	ʔ
Fricative	f v	s z	ʃ ʒ	x ɣ	χ ʁ	h
Affricate	pf bv	ts dz	tʃ dʒ	kx ɡɣ	qχ ɢʁ
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ	ɴ
Lateral		l	ʎ	ʟ
Trill	ʙ	r			ʀ
Approximant	w	ɹ	j	ɰ

Parentheses indicate allophones.

External links

• Karachay-Balkar