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Main sound category: Sibilant fricatives
Sound category: voiceless alveolar sibilant fricative
IPA symbol: *s
Sounds in category: *sːʷ *sʷ *sʲ *sˁ *ⁿs *sʰ *sː *ʰs *s *sʼ
Occurs in 164 languages
That is in 33.33% of all languages
Occurs in: Archi Rutul Archi Amharic Saami Ket Mari Lai Chukchi Nenets Senadi Shilha Sama Karen Burmese Mazahua Lak Avar Archi Wichita Ojibwa Chamorro Saami Ket Mari Nanai Monguor Nganasan Dafla Changzhou Rutul Mien Jingpho Lai Newari Khasi Chuvash Karen Lak Ormuri Sedang Khalkha Selkup Khmu? Moghol Komi Atayal Avar Mor Sama Bai Sui Archi Kharia Yukaghir Kurukh Adzera Hindi-urdu Iai Fuzhou Kaliai Xiamen Bruu Yay Itelmen Basque Hakka Malagasy Burmese Burushaski Khanty Batak Tetun Khmer Nenets Gelao Zuni Mixtec Wichita Itonama Island carib Quechua Mazatec Tonkawa Paya Wappo Axluxlay Eyak Chatino Wiyot Tlingit Cuna Ticuna Cofan Caddo Apinaye Kawaiisu Shasta Mazahua Shiriana Bribri Inuit Ojibwa Huari Amahuaca Dakota Arabela Piraha Huave Siriono Navajo Pomo Picuris Yuchi Seneca Bakairi Iranxe Akawaio Guajiro Carib Chipewyan Tarascan Yupik Jivaro Kunimaipa Fe?fe? Ogbia Suena Dizi Dogon Ewe Amharic Southern kiwai Socotri Igbo Doayo Shilha Noni Woisika Nera Ndut Sebei Berta Waris West makian Klao Awiya Wantoat Nambakaengo Dagbani Kullo Senadi Tarok Taoripi Dani Wichita Tlingit Mazahua Dakota Yuchi Socotri Berta