euskara
 
Basque
euskara [LangPhonology]
Basque Phonology

EXPLANATION

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These tables show the IPA symbols for the pulmonic consonantal and vocalic systems in the Basque language.

CONSONANTS

The type of phonation is indicated by the phone's color shading:

t
voiceless
d
voiced
▼ PLACE OF ARTICULATION ▼
LABIAL
CORONAL
DORSAL
LARYNGEAL
▼ MANNER ▼
BILABIAL
LABIO-DENTAL
ALVEOLAR
POST-ALVEOLAR
PALATAL
VELAR
GLOTTAL
NASAL
m[1]
n[2]
ɲ[3]
PLOSIVE
p[4]
t[5]
c[6]
k[7]
b[8]
d[9]
ɟ[10]
ɡ[11]
SIBILANT AFFRICATE
t͡s̻[12]
t͡s̺[13]
t͡ʃ[14]
FRICATIVE
f[15]
h[19]
SIBILANT FRICATIVE
[16]
[17]
ʃ[18]
LATERAL APPROXIMANT
l[20]
ʎ[21]
TRILL
r[22]
TAP
ɾ[23]

END OF Basque PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!

PHONOLOGY INVENTORY

No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
m
 
voiced
bilabial
nasal
2
n
 
voiced
alveolar
nasal
3
ɲ
 
voiced
palatal
nasal
4
p
 
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
5
t
 
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
6
c
 
voiceless
palatal
plosive
7
k
 
voiceless
velar
plosive
8
b
 
voiced
bilabial
plosive
9
d
 
voiced
alveolar
plosive
10
ɟ
 
voiced
palatal
plosive
11
ɡ
 
voiced
velar
plosive
12
t͡s̻
 
laminal
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant affricate
13
t͡s̺
 
apical
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant affricate
14
t͡ʃ
 
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant affricate
15
f
 
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
16
 
laminal
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
17
 
apical
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
18
ʃ
 
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
19
h
 
voiceless
glottal
fricative
20
l
 
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
21
ʎ
 
voiced
palatal
lateral approximant
22
r
 
voiced
alveolar
trill
23
ɾ
 
voiced
alveolar
tap

VOWELS

 
VOWEL HEIGHT
CLOSE
NEAR-CLOSE
CLOSE-MID
MID
OPEN-MID
NEAR-OPEN
OPEN