brezhoneg [LangPhonology]
Breton Phonology
EXPLANATION
brezhoneg [LangPhonologyText]
These tables show the IPA symbols for the pulmonic consonantal
and vocalic systems in the Breton language.
CONSONANTS
The type of phonation is indicated by the phone's color shading:
▼ PLACE OF ARTICULATION ▼
LABIAL
CORONAL
DORSAL
LARYNGEAL
▼ MANNER ▼
BILABIAL
LABIO-DENTAL
DENTAL
ALVEOLAR
POST-ALVEOLAR
PALATAL
VELAR
UVULAR
GLOTTAL
END OF Breton PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!
PHONOLOGY INVENTORY
No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
m
voiced
bilabial
nasal
2
n
voiced
alveolar
nasal
4
p
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
5
t
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
6
k
voiceless
velar
plosive
7
kʷ
labialized
voiceless
velar
plosive
8
b
voiced
bilabial
plosive
9
d
voiced
alveolar
plosive
10
ɡ
voiced
velar
plosive
11
ɡʷ
labialized
voiced
velar
plosive
12
f
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
13
s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
14
ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
15
x
voiceless
velar
fricative
16
h
voiceless
glottal
fricative
17
v
voiced
labio-dental
fricative
18
ð
voiced
dental
fricative
19
z
voiced
alveolar
sibilant fricative
20
ʒ
voiced
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
21
ɣ
voiced
velar
fricative
22
r
voiced
alveolar
trill
23
ʁ
voiced
uvular
fricative
24
ɹ
voiced
alveolar
approximant
25
j
voiced
palatal
approximant
26
ɥ
voiced
palatal
approximant
27
w
voiced
velar
approximant
28
l
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
29
ʎ
voiced
palatal
lateral approximant
VOWELS