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 p b         *t *tʲ *d *dʲ       ɖ     k ɡ q  
 
 
 
 
 ʔ
 
Affricates
                     ʈʂ              
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
   m           *n               ŋ    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
               *r            
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                                
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
           ɺ̢        
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
       v             ʂ ʐ                        
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                           j                    
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
       *lʲ                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Selected languages: Paiwan
UPSID number: 2434
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Austro-Tai, Paiwanic
The languages has 26 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [p] [b] [*tʲ] [*dʲ] [*t] [*d] [ɖ] [k] [ɡ] [q] [ʔ] [ʂ] [ʐ] [v] [ʈʂ] [ɺ̢] [*r] [*lʲ] [j] [m] [*n] [ŋ] [i] [u] [ə] [ä]
Comments:

Kulalao dialect. Paiwan is spoken in upland
areas of Pingtung and Taitung counties in Southern Taiwan.
/v/ is [w] in syllable-final position but a fricative when
prevocalic. It may be bilabial rather than labio-dental.
Sources:

Ferrel, R. 1982. Paiwan dictionary. Canberra: Dept. of
Linguistics nad Research School of Pacific Studies,
Australian National University.

Ho, Dah-an, 1977 The phonological system of Butonglu: a
Paiwan dialect. (Paiwanyu danlu Fangyan de yinyun xitong)
BIHP 48/4: 595-618.