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Labial
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Dorsal
Radical
Laryngeal
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Retroflex
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Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Epi-glottal
Glottal
Plosive
p b                 c ɟ k ɡ    
 
 
 
 
ʔ
 
Affricates
                               
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
  m                              
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
              r            
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                               
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
    f v     s z ʃ ʒ           ɣ             h  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                          j                    
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
      *l           ʎ        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front
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Close
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Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Selected languages: Turkish
UPSID number: 2158
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Ural-Altaic, Turkic
The languages has 33 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds:
Comments:

Turkish is spoken in Turkey, Bulgaria, Cyprus,
USSR, Greece and others.

Sources:

Lees, R.B. 1961. The Phonology of Modern Standard Turkish.
Indiana University, Bloomington.

Swift, L.B. 1963. A Reference Grammar of Modern Turkish
(Indiana University Publications, Uralic and Altaic Series
19). Indiana University, Bloomington.

Underhill, R. Turkish Grammar (manuscript). San Diego
State University