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Labial
Coronal
Dorsal
Radical
Laryngeal
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Epi-glottal
Glottal
Plosive
p pːː           t tʲː tʲːː tːː               k kːː      
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
  m mːː           n nʲː nʲːː nːː                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
              r rːː            
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                               
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
    f fːː v vːː     s sʲː sʲːː sːː   ʃ ʃː ʃːː                           h hːː  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                          j jːː                    
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
      l lʲː lʲːː lːː                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Use base consonants only

      CC, onset

      CC, onset (ordered by sonority)

      CC, coda

      CC, coda (ordered by sonority)

      CCC, onset

      CCC, onset (ordered by sonority)

      CCC, coda

      CCC, coda (ordered by sonority)

      CCCC, onset

      CCCC, onset (ordered by sonority)

      CCCC, coda

      CCCC, coda (ordered by sonority)

      CCCCC, onset

      CCCCC, onset (ordered by sonority)

      CCCCC, coda

      CCCCC, coda (ordered by sonority)

Selected languages: Estonian
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Ural-Altaic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic
The languages has 122 segments
Frequency index: N/A
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Comments:

The language content was provided by Anton Malmi and Pire Teras, University of Tartu, in 2026.

Sources:

Asu, Eva Liina, Pärtel Lippus, Karl Pajusalu & Pire Teras. 2016. Eesti keele hääldus (Eesti Keele Varamu, 2). Tartu: Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus.

Asu, Eva Liina & Pire Teras. 2009. Illustrations of the IPA. Estonian. Journal of the International Phonetic Association 39(03). 367–372. https://doi.org/10.1017/S002510030999017X.

Viitso, Tiit-Rein. Structure of the Estonian Language. In Phonology, morphology and word formation - Estonian Language. Linguistica Uralica (Suppelementary Series), vol. 1, 9–129. Second edition. Ed. M. Erelt. Tallinn: Estonian Academy Publishers.