Inventory Spokan (PH 1016)

Segment class Segment Marginal Allophones Representation

Consonants (Pulmonic)

Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveolar Postalveolar Retroflex Palatal  Velar  Uvular Pharyngeal Glottal
Plosive p b t̪ d̪ t d ʈ ɖ c ɟ k ɡ q ɢ   ʔ  
Nasal m ɱ n̪ n ɳ ɲ ŋ ɴ
Trill ʙ r̪ r ʀ
Tap or Flap ⱱ ɾ̪ ɾ ɽ
Fricative ɸ β f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ ç ʝ x ɣ χ ʁ ħ ʕ h ɦ
Lateral fricative ɬ ɮ
Approximant ʋ ɹ ɻ j ɰ
Lateral approximant l̪ l ɭ ʎ ʟ

Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant. Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.

Consonants (Non-Pulmonic)

Clicks Voiced implosives
ʘ Bilabial ɓ Bilabial
ǀ Dental ɗ Dental/alveolar
ǃ (Post)alveolar ʄ Palatal
ǂ Palatoalveolar ɠ Velar
ǁ Alveolar lateral ʛ Uvular

Vowels

Vowel Quadrilateral
Front Central Back Close Close-mid Open-mid Open

Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel.

Other Segments

t̠ʃ LATIN SMALL LETTER T - COMBINING MINUS SIGN BELOW - LATIN SMALL LETTER ESH
w LATIN SMALL LETTER W
xʷ LATIN SMALL LETTER X - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W
χʷ GREEK SMALL LETTER CHI - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W
ts LATIN SMALL LETTER T - LATIN SMALL LETTER S
kʷ LATIN SMALL LETTER K - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W
qʷ LATIN SMALL LETTER Q - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W
j̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER J - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
m̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER M - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
n̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER N - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
w̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER W - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
l̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER L - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
q̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER Q - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
p̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER P - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
t̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER T - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
ts̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER T - LATIN SMALL LETTER S - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
t̠ʃ̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER T - COMBINING MINUS SIGN BELOW - LATIN SMALL LETTER ESH - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
ʕʷ LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W
k̰ʷ LATIN SMALL LETTER K - COMBINING TILDE BELOW - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W
q̰ʷ LATIN SMALL LETTER Q - COMBINING TILDE BELOW - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W
r̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER R - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
ʕ̰ LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
ʕ̰ʷ LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE - COMBINING TILDE BELOW - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W