Inventory Akha (EA 2608)

Segment class Segment Marginal Allophones Representation

Consonants (Pulmonic)

Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveolar Postalveolar Retroflex Palatal  Velar  Uvular Pharyngeal Glottal
Plosive p b t d ʈ ɖ c ɟ k ɡ q ɢ   ʔ  
Nasal m ɱ n ɳ ɲ ŋ ɴ
Trill ʙ r ʀ
Tap or Flap 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 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

LATIN SMALL LETTER K - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
LATIN SMALL LETTER P - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
LATIN SMALL LETTER T - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
LATIN SMALL LETTER D - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J
LATIN SMALL LETTER S - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J
LATIN SMALL LETTER T - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J
tsʰ LATIN SMALL LETTER T - LATIN SMALL LETTER S - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
ts LATIN SMALL LETTER T - LATIN SMALL LETTER S
dz LATIN SMALL LETTER D - LATIN SMALL LETTER Z
LATIN SMALL LETTER A - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER E - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
ɛ̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN E - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER I - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER O - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
ɔ̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER U - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER M - COMBINING VERTICAL LINE BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER S - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
LATIN SMALL LETTER M - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J
LATIN SMALL LETTER P - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J
LATIN SMALL LETTER B - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J
pʲʰ LATIN SMALL LETTER P - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
tʲʰ LATIN SMALL LETTER T - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
ɔ̤ LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER A - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER E - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
ɛ̤ LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN E - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER I - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER O - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER U - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
ɯ̤ LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED M - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
ɯ̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED M - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
ə̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
ə̤ LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
LATIN SMALL LETTER X - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
ø̤ LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW
ã̤ LATIN SMALL LETTER A - COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW - COMBINING TILDE
ø̰ LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE - COMBINING TILDE BELOW
sʲʰ LATIN SMALL LETTER S - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J - MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y - COMBINING TILDE BELOW