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Labial
Coronal
Dorsal
Radical
Laryngeal
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
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Epi-glottal
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Plosive
p b ⁿb         *t *d *ⁿd             k k͡p ɡ ɡ͡b ⁿɡ ⁿɡ͡b    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Implosives
  ɓ                                
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
  m           *n                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
                           
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                               
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
          ɺ̢        
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
    f v ⁿv         ʃ ʒ ⁿʒ                         h  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                          j   w                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
      l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Selected languages: Sango
UPSID number: 4143
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Niger-Kordofanian, Adamawa.
The languages has 37 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds:
Comments:

Sango has 3 level tones. The segments analyzed
here as palato-alveolars are described as "similar to but
not identical with" English palato-alveolars.

Sources:

Samarin. 1967. Basic course in Sango.

Samarin. 1967b. A grammar of Sango.