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Use base consonants only
Labial
Coronal
Dorsal
Radical
Laryngeal
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Epi-glottal
Glottal
Plosive
p b         t   d           c ɟ k ɡ    
 
 
 
 
ʔ
 
Affricates
                               
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
  m           n                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
              r            
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                               
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
    f v     s z ʃ ʒ           ɣ             h  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                          j                    
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
      *l           ʎ        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
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