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Albanian Phonology
EXPLANATION
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These tables show the IPA symbols for the pulmonic consonantal
and vocalic systems in the Albanian 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
GLOTTAL
END OF Albanian PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!
PHONOLOGY INVENTORY
No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
m
voiced
bilabial
nasal
2
n
voiced
alveolar
nasal
5
p
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
6
t
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
7
c
voiceless
palatal
plosive
8
k
voiceless
velar
plosive
9
b
voiced
bilabial
plosive
10
d
voiced
alveolar
plosive
11
ɟ
voiced
palatal
plosive
12
ɡ
voiced
velar
plosive
13
t͡s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant affricate
14
t͡ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant affricate
15
d͡z
voiced
alveolar
sibilant affricate
16
d͡ʒ
voiced
post-alveolar
sibilant affricate
17
f
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
18
θ
voiceless
dental
fricative
19
s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
20
ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
21
h
voiceless
glottal
fricative
22
v
voiced
labio-dental
fricative
23
ð
voiced
dental
fricative
24
z
voiced
alveolar
sibilant fricative
25
ʒ
voiced
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
26
l
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
27
ɫ
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
28
j
voiced
palatal
approximant
30
r
voiced
alveolar
trill
VOWELS