Phonology of Abhuj Maria:
Bilabial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | ||
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Stop | voiceless | p | t | ṫ /ʈ/ | k | |
voiced | b | d | ḋ /ɖ/ | g | ||
Affricate | voiceless | c /t͡ʃ/ | ||||
voiced | y /d͡ʒ/ | |||||
Fricative | voiceless | f /ɸ/ | s | ʃ | x | |
voiced | v /β/ | ṡ /z/ | ʒ | ɣ | ||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
Approximant | w | ṙ /ɽ/ | j | h /ɰ/ | ||
Lateral | l | q /ʟ/ | ||||
Trill | z /ʙ/ | r |
Hill Maria has 3 additional consonants: a glottal stop (ʔ), a retroflex nasal (ɳ), and an uvular trill (ʀ).
Vowels[]
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
Close | i /ɪ/ | |
Mid | e /ɛ/ | u /ʌ/ |
Open | a /æ/ | o /ɒ/ |