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Estonian Phonology
EXPLANATION
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These tables show the IPA symbols for the pulmonic consonantal
and vocalic systems in the Estonian 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
ALVEOLAR
POST-ALVEOLAR
PALATAL
VELAR
GLOTTAL
END OF Estonian PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!
PHONOLOGY INVENTORY
No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
m
voiced
bilabial
nasal
2
n
voiced
alveolar
nasal
3
nʲ
palatalized
voiced
alveolar
nasal
4
p
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
5
t
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
6
tʲ
palatalized
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
7
k
voiceless
velar
plosive
8
pː
long
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
9
tː
long
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
10
tʲː
long
palatalized
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
11
kː
long
voiceless
velar
plosive
12
v
voiced
labio-dental
fricative
13
f
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
14
s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
15
sʲ
palatalized
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
16
ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
17
h
voiceless
glottal
fricative
18
fː
long
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
19
sː
long
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
20
sʲː
long
palatalized
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
21
ʃː
long
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
22
hː
long
voiceless
glottal
fricative
23
l
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
24
lʲ
palatalized
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
25
j
voiced
palatal
approximant
26
r
voiced
alveolar
trill
VOWELS